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RESOLUTION NO. 69-015 <br /> • RESOLUTION ON PROPOSED NEW METROPOLITAN <br /> TAX PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Section of the League of Minnesota Municipali- <br /> ties has proposed legislation for a new metropolitan tax program. <br /> WHEREAS, such tax program would effect a change in tax which would <br /> purportedly reduce existing fiscal disparities between local taxing units in the <br /> metropolitan area to finance varying needs for educational and other local services. <br /> WHEREAS, the new tor, structure would add additional income tax, sales tax, <br /> or property tax, etc., within the zeven county metropolitan area. <br /> WHEREAS, the State and Federal Government already have programs designed <br /> to assist local governments and schools and such programs are basically designed <br /> on a need basis. <br /> WHEREAS' the spreading of the tax base over a seven county area penalizes <br /> Cities who have worked hard to r_rAate a greater industrial and commercial tax base <br /> and rewards communities who have chosen for environmental and ease of local service <br /> reasons to remain primarily residential. <br /> WHEREAS, Minnesota already ranks seventh in our Nation in per capita, <br /> including State and local taxes, and additional taxes, peculiar to the metropolitan <br /> • area, could conceivably cause an exodus of people, impede growth, create an adversF <br /> labor climate, promulgate loss of industry and commercial enterprises and curtail <br /> expansion and discourage construction of new facilities in the seven county metro- <br /> politan complex. <br /> WHEREAS, there is no provision to measure the operational efficiency and <br /> austerity in budgeting of a community receiving the local tax revenues from another <br /> community, thus the tax would again be unfair in nature. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of <br /> St. Anthony, that the Council go on record as being against the present legislation <br /> proposed in the new seven county tax program as proposed by the Metropolitan <br /> Section of the Minnesota League of Municipalities, as being detrimental to the <br /> overall economic advancement and welfare of the metropolitan area. <br /> Adopted this J' day of , 1969. <br /> Mayor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> • Villa a Clerk <br /> L�X,. <br /> 12 . t <br /> Vi age Manager <br />