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RESOLUTION 2010-51 <br />A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF HUGO FOR THE <br />PROPOSED FOREST LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT LEVY <br />AND BOND REFERENDUM <br />WHEREAS, approximately 200 Hugo residents are students who are enrolled in <br />the Forest Lake School District are Hugo residents; and <br />WHEREAS, schools receive funding from federal government, state government, <br />and local taxes; and <br />WHEREAS, funding from the State of Minnesota has not kept pace with <br />inflation; and <br />WHEREAS, cuts will result in increased class sizes, school and pool closings, <br />and outdated textbooks; and <br />WHEREAS, repairs are needed to make school building safer and more energy <br />efficient; and <br />WHEREAS, each year the Forest Lake School District has fallen further and <br />further behind financially; and <br />WHEREAS, of the 337 school districts in Minnesota, 302 have voter -approved <br />levies to compensate for the lack of government funding; and <br />WHEREAS, Forest Lake School District property taxes are lower today than they <br />were ten years ago; and <br />WHEREAS, the Forest Lake School Board is requesting voters to approve a <br />new operating levy and bond for buildings; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA that the City of Hugo strongly supports the <br />levy and bond referendum endorsed by the Forest Lake Area School Board and the Yes <br />For Schools Group to be voted on by residents in the 2010 General Election. <br />Passed and adopted this 18'h day of October, 2010. <br />ATTEST: <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk <br />