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September , 1984 • MAYOR'S MEMOS BY BOB SUNDLAND, ST. ANTHONY MAYOR For many St. Anthony residents , the summer has been one of rebuilding their homes , lives and businesses in the wake of the April 26th tornado. It is heartening to see the strength of our residents who chose to pick up the pieces and start over after disaster struck. In the coming weeks , we will see lots of activity at Apache Plaza, Midwest Federal, Faith Methodist Church, to mention a few. Although Johnson Greenhouse and Hertog' s Floral will not be rebuilt, it is my understanding that we may see a number of new single family lots in their place. I am optimistic that St. Anthony will be back bigger and better than ever and our residents deserve the credit for their efforts . Other new projects are on the drawing boards or under construction, making this a particularly exciting time . A new clubhouse is under construction at Gross Golf Course. A major mausoleum structure is proposed to begin in Sunset Memorial Park . The long vacant Northgate Motel is proposed to be converted to office condominiums . The St. Anthony Health Center plans a major expansion to begin in the spring of 1985 . The combined value of these projects is in excess of • $5 million dollars . Another long awaited project, the Kenzington Condominiums , for persons 55 and older, has encountered a minor delay , but the City Council , City staff and our redevelopment consultant have been meeting closely with the developers , Arkell Development, and we are well satisfied that the project continues to be viable and that delays such as we are currently experiencing are only temporary. We are excited that 60 units are already sold and feel that it won' t be very long before we hear people saying they wished they had bought a unit while they were still available . The next 30 days should provide us with the answers about the financing needed to begin the construction of the first 128 units of the 495 unit Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project. In other business , the City Council has spent many hours preparing and discussing the City Budget for 1985 . We face several challenges in providing a balanced budget with the lowest possible property taxes in St. Anthony Village . First, revenues at the municipal liquor operation, which previously put nearly $400 ,000 annually into the general operating budget of the City will be closer to $300 ,000 to $325 ,000 for 1985 . This reduction of $75, 000 to $100 ,000 , must be offset by budget cuts , revenue increases or a combination of both. A careful look at budgeted expenditures shows an increase of 4. 4% in the General Fund budget • from $1,540 ,981 in 1984 to $1 ,609 , 330 in 1985 . Main program breakdowns in 1985 expenditures are as follows :