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10 1 Senator Marty Reiterates Claims About Value of New Property Tax Law 2 in Phone Calls Following His Appearance Before Council . 3 Makowske reported she had been one of the Councilmenmbers who had 4 gotten a call after Senator Marty had done further research on the 5 issue which he perceived supported his claim that the tax changes 6 would be good for St. Anthony in the long run. Councilmember Ranallo 7 commented that only time and experience would show who was right in 8 that controversy. 9 Councilmembers Invited to Join Recycling Task Force in Tour of 10 Reuters Plant 11 Enrooth reiterated that the Task Force was "a very diligent commit- 12 tee" who hoped to have a recommendation ready for the Council's 13 August 9th meeting. He invited any Councilmember who could make it 14 to join the above tour July 9th and to see for themselves the 15 alternatives to incinerating waste which will be demonstrated at that 16 plant. The Councilmember told Mayor Sundland one of the issues 17 which intrigued his committee the most was how to dispose of the 18 endless supply of household batteries which release such dangerous 19 toxins into the soil when they are sent to landfills. 20 Ranallo Reports Attendance at League Human Development Steering 21 Committee Meeting in Washington, D.C. Previous Weekend 22 The Councilmember said he found the first meeting of this National* 23 League of Cities committee very interesting, especially when it came 24 to the issues of "child care" and Urban homelessness. " In relation 25 to the first, he said the Committee was split about 70 to 30 in favor 26 of cities paying for early child care through a joint effort with the 27 state and federal governments. Councilmember Ranallo indicated the 28 reasoning behind that support came from the figures showing the 29 number of children under. the age of 6 who are in the families whose 30 homes are in the streets. 31 City's Speed Limits Too Low According to Resident Who Received 32 Several Speeding Tickets from City Police 33 Both Mr. Childs and Councilmember Ranallo had gotten calls from the 34 above person within the last few days. Mr. Childs said he understood 35 from his conversation with the man that the driver had been going 15 36 miles over the speed limit when last tagged and was complaining that 37 St. Anthony' s 35 mile/hr. speed limit on County Road "D" was too 38 low. The resident had also suggested the City install a flashing 39 light on 37th Avenue to warn drivers of the drop in speed coming 40 into St. Anthony going westbound. The City Manager stated that the 41 presence of the Wilshire Park school was adequate reason to have traffic 42 slowed down and that the police would continue to conscientiously en- 43 force the speed limit. Councilmember Marks indicated he anticipated there 44 might be an increase in complaints about police vigilance now that 45 St. Anthony Boulevard has been reconstructed and the bumps which