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Res 75 - 28 Urging Distribution of All Telephone & Railroad Gross Earnings Taxes to Local Units of Government
. . . . . . } , � . . ' ' • ` . CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS • ' ` • `. . Dakota County, Minnesota .� � - � � _ ' � , , " ' , RESOLUTION NO. 75-28 � - ` . • , . , - � , . � '... ' . �� �RESOLUTION URGING DISTRIBUTION OF ALL TELEPHONE AND .�� : RAILROAD GROSS EARNINGS TAXES TO LOCAL UNITS'OF �� � • • GOVERNMENT �- ; � . , . .� WHEREAS, the City Council of Mendota Heights 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 .distribution of railroad and telephone gross � .' ,� . earriings taxes to cities as proposed by Governor Anderson; and �. • "'- ', . WHEREAS, local units�of.government receive no'property taxes or �� �.� • other.taxes from railroad or telephone company.property and the.City of • . ' Mendota Heights will receive .approximately $62,860 under the proposed , - distribution of telephone and railroad gross earnings in 1976; and . , ' WHEREAS this�inethod of tax reduction is preferable.to other • �� • alternatives being �considered: - - � . �, � - . , • � � , ' � ' _ ' : � • , ' - . " � • � , � •- NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of �•�- . . Mendota Heights respectfully urges the Minneso.ta State,-Legislature to . ' � � distribute �all of the�telephorie.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 '� - , •'z � ; ; ~ . ' _ . =..-: ,- - _,; ,� i . . . . •� . , � r ". ' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED tYiat copies of~this resblution be transmitted . �' � to the Governor of the S'tate of Minnesota, Members,of,th,e.State Legislature � , � � �• and the League of Minnesota Municipalities.:: < `-::h, , . - � , . � . � � , � �- �- ' ` `•~ : � �� .�� .� , : - ' - , � :s '. �'• - ' , .� " ' . ' ` . . " ADOPTED by the City Council of the'City of Mendota Heights this Eifteenth; �� ' day of April, 1975: � ' � ,� _ .�• . - ' - ' ' • - = . � _ ' • , • CITY COiJNCIL �' - . ' _ - - � • . •. � ' . ' . CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ' � • ATTEST • ~ ' • � B 1� � ` - � � . - Y _ - � � • ' . , Donald L. Huber � � . R ` . - . _ '` " ` - Mayor � . . dabaugh. � ' _ � � , . , � Clerk- reasurer. " � • . �, - - � , . � . - _ - . . . : . r_. . . � _ �, . � . . . . . �. _ ` � ��, . : - . . -� .,-