HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975.04.07 RESO 1975-26RESOLUTION 1975-26
Whereas property taxes tend to be highest and most burdensome in cities, and in the
absence of some action by the state legislature municipal property taxes in the city
Cf Hugo will increase in 1976 and 1977, and
Whereas the city council of Hugo strongly favors the reduction of
municipal property taxes, and the most feasible way of accomplishing this without
drastically reducing essential municipal services is through the distribition of
railroad and telephone gross earnings taxes to cities as proposed by Governor
Anderson, and
Whereas local units of government receive no property taxes or other taxes from rail-
road or telephone property and the City of Hugo will receive
approximately $ 8.81 0.85 under the proposed distribution of telephone and rail-
road gross earnings in 1976, and
Nhereas this method of tax reduction is preferable to other alternatives being
considered.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF HUGO
respectfully urges the Minnesota State Legislature to distribute all of the telephone
and railroad gross earnings taxes, amounting to $46 million in 1976 and $49 million
in 1977, to local units of government as proposed by Governor Anderson, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOIVED that copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor
of` the State of Minnesota, Members of the State Legislature and the League of Minne-
sota Municipalities,
Adopted this 7th. day of April, 397
MAYOR
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