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<br />'WlthOlilsnarbig, Minneapolis's per'-ca:;:" Even' Oien. 'however. tlie' already-pros-
<br />~Ita C-l tax base would be $1,441. about I" perous Golden Valleys Maplewoods Eden
<br />.>265 above the regional average. With Prairies and Edinas ~t the Twlo · Cities
<br />sh:lrlng, however, it is $1,560, a $120 gain. , metropolitan area probably would contin-
<br />But MinneapolIs's resIdential property val- I ue to capture the bulk ot the region's rev-
<br />ues tend to be lower than in the suburbs. \ enue-produclng commercial-industrial tax-
<br />And the city bas suffered huge population base expansion.' And. the "have-not"
<br />losses during the 19705. .'", Mounds Views. Oakdales, Shorevlews 'and
<br />So maybe there's no problem here. Cer. Apple Valleys would continue to stru&gle
<br />t!l!niy, anything that bolsters the fiscal along with less than their shares.' ".
<br />J1~3lth of the central city ~n be consldere<:l. But the best test ?t la.'{-base sharing Is
<br />a plus. And there is eVIdence that the not In Jts Imperfechons. The plan is not
<br />-;eemtng Inequity of taking nonresIdential meant to equalize local tax bases. It bas"
<br />tax base from communities that have less been likened, instead, to an Insurance poll-
<br />o! it to give is merely a short-run problem . cy for Twin Cities area communities and
<br />~hat will even out as the metro sharing pot.. for the taxpayers who Uve in them. And'
<br />srows bigger. Or state school aid, which : the dIvIdends are just beginning to come'
<br />takes local tax base Into consideration" in..., ,'.: 7 : :..~ ':.'. ....... . -. - "" . . " .
<br />m3Y already be an adequate offsetting fae-' ~,,>...~., .:..:::,~;J;. 'i": .' ..' :":,.~~.- -!..; .'~'-,:,.~,
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<br />B:t a.s?anng'plan that)eaves one.thlrd.. ,,,... .~,-'-':':-'i;'.~..,,,,,'...;, . :r.-::r. ....... .~:I:;;;"" 1.-'-:~~~f,;~;~t-::':}'!''l",''L><'''''''::''';~~''
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<br />~.e ~rartly "elf-,:~featl~g'1?e danger is that,.:: L; ,,~.; .:.>.~,,,.J? ;~~ :>j;'\H"~' i- -:. ~~,~:'" .. . .' .....,;,~; .~.~.''::.~'f:.;~~~'::'''-:'~:>:; .;.:.;~:.,
<br />,uwh c<;>mmuDltles .mlgh~ try to. t,n::l,ke up~. ,:'t.. ',' '.. ' """":.:~~'. "i.... .:.. . i' " . ,.; .. .,.. " ,j....". Jf~ '\ ':b,.,~. ~.t-r-J :M. '~\'.t;..~~_ "::>.' ';I'll: .
<br />f.o.r thel.r lOSS. ,es by.purSU.l~g..a...ddltlO. n.al.C.~.I', . :~i~. ......:-.<:.;:..T.:;;;,;:., .;:, .... . v. 'comm Un! [Y:~'::~:.:.::.i-~: "~',:.:~' -;;~:,
<br />;).~pment to the detriment of overall. ., >i ,",..----:.-;":;~..;.,. '" ~'. I J ::. -;,.'. ' )....;.lS,i'::.'..... i. ,:0;.,.: . .'-~
<br />t: nity balance. Such wagging olthe~. tI...'.'.: '--~:.i!"J.f..,.:~t~:":-':"";'::j.'~,:l-~"p.,C' .~ ,~t'..C '. -... .-. :'1'1" J' '\1. '.'i "r. .. ':';.-"D.~-~' ;~!.
<br />oL tn~ dog by'_~h~.tax-growth tall.was'~,. ;',:,,,..:'~<:::--"':f~~~.;.~~~:'~":.;~r .,/ a:er apl a ~merCla- Il~:lela:,~.~.~e-,
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<br />one' of "the things.,lhe.:FisCB!"Dispar1UeS'; ~:.:-;:, ~:-:: .">':~-:----"-::"- -::;' G' 97wtl-7h7lf . T19W77if ' ,lG971wth-7-7:'i"""~T':'olta9177 :th',,,-::;.o-,Galn.;.:.
<br />Law was supposed to dlscoura&~.",'~ :;.;..:;;~~; ~..i~(:::~:":-:-/< ~C' -!.:.. .."; -:.. ro ,. 0 ,.,' ro . ,l.:.:" .. W1 :;, or;:;:;;
<br />Tnere's another flaw In th istr,t. 'f' '~'d ::::',:. "7',:"~ ~../';.:.j'i""'=;':'i ,~:.t no Sh3rlng-. DO sbarlng , " with..::.,.,' sharlng,..:.,;. :.i' Iou."
<br />mula: While sharing is meane etxto lDbe&neOrrlt'"': ~~'~.~:2:D~'n"}~::.~?~:~ ,k ::r t:i..:~.::-:~_..:~7a.'.<;. ~.. . sharing ~;:':::~~:~';,"~:~~.i.\~\vi~:';;':
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<br />!hose communities that can Pc develop wel1-.~ ; AnOKa ,":-~~'~'f };;;;~~~,~: ~ ..: t:: $178 <-i.:-'J;, $892;: -" $220 .~~-xs-~ . $934 ".! '-;':.t..~..: t$42 ~:,
<br />~illan~ed tax bases on their own, . 't alsox "A'p~le Valley:~,?'.:"" ~; . k. 157 ,'~: '. 415 . ,;~.; 177:~~~~;J;.~..435 'i.. 1:!.-i.,,,,:+20 .
<br />oencflts those that won' ~"'I:lk' '-,-r';.:r;;'-'l ,,'., ..'Blame. '",.'--':~"',,-:'" ,":- . ".: 402 "'''- ' '.. 589 ,.. 429.. ',' ;....616 .,........:.: ~+21.
<br />. .. . ..ur':~?~":~:8~:J;:i' :.BloomIngton <~ ':'.' ~~'~.'''~..~ 733 :~.. 7 :2.093' 565" :~..: 1,925. ".~ ~ .' -168~
<br />. . ,. ':'__.~.. ;i.,.--~;"..._"..'.i Brooklyn Center --,':~. -....1. ,;.,501 .1,172 458 ,,'1.129""~' .43.
<br />. .. B~droo~;Jtu;h~~"~;"'~W.s3t~ Brooklyn Park:i:~~:.-h~'\.: rf'272"-.~7,,'527 ~.'>: 292,' :.:<:; 547 .:-:~':" '. +20 .
<br />.' . - . ,~~ ;:-':': 'i~~~ ;iy:l~ttF;f? Beournl svillbi eH~,i "!':h: :~::: , ' _ '.;;;~'~ I'T~I' !~70' <:~. :' '!'566851 ~'.:. "> . .':3.3003: =:1:;;Yl.469657 :J!;~~'~ . :+81706
<br />, ' '.', >, :-,'!~:;t~,"f::nl~i~:':-'..~Lj'\ urn a eglo<r'.-_,;:;.'~~~ ':.-:~ '.-~" ! ., :;;"'!o~;.!':;" ":":ji'~.....'
<br />Exclusive bedroom suburbs,- for' exam CoonRapids.....,'..;~~:::':..:~.( .;.~"'290 l.' 1:':;' 554' -'335";:-;::?;;-?:599.~"-:- ">"+45 .
<br />pIe, gain in the sharing exchange precisely. Cotta~ 6rove....:~. ''- .~. : '. 21-0 . ; '- .~1 . 207 .::~::":~:.\i' 878 '::. ". - :'~-3
<br />bcC8':5e .they d~1iberately k~ their com-,: Crys~ ~~.~:.~::.:~......, .:::: ~'. \ 166 ".-"~"" 489. .' 266 :-::.;':~~:~ 589.~;. ..~.::.~:tl00'
<br />merclal-mdustrial development. to ;a bare; .' Eagan. ;." '<, ..:'" ";'d."~ 454. . 1,804;. ,... .141 ':...;.: 1.491., . -313 .
<br />minimum. Moreover. sucli ;communltJes'f ,'. Ed~n Pr~e~' -4~~~.;t .~.<.. ~':. 11:1.230. .', .~ '~~_'.2,637 .:. .." 576:~.~i~:),983 -;;':'1 ::>6Sl
<br />m.ot need the additional taX base they'~ .E~ma ,,".~w1.;f*~.:~:L':': ~:, K,571 ;<~: :2.161 '. .. . 358,::B:;;"i.-:.:l,948.:.::-.,;~;.... -213 .
<br />g m the metro pot ~cause their resi_:'.Fndley'~":~~~:-::~"""-r:.;:. ". ',~ 'fu.. ,751 '..< ~.,1,841 ::. 530.~r<),.;:::.1.620:... ~-"'_ -221 -
<br />..dz ~ I tax bas~ are more than 'ample to'~ : : Gold~n V~~~~:,-~>:~~::;" ;;',,'::I~:i,939 .::'_ ;,'. ~ 2,613,. .< :.~' 679,'iL~~~2,353;::.~.i-:.::' .-260:
<br />support'the~Y:-to:!~vels:ot~~, .'.:.llliStings i,t,~;~~..::~~f~;'~~~~i~~J::~65~.;~~;:~: ,599 ~~.f..._:..'298:.::1L.:~"" 732 ;~~-;~~: .:.~33,.
<br />demanded of them. rl; c .~;t ~""",:~; . '. Hopkins'~r."':"'~;'" , '.. "", :~"',~' .48'0 _' '1'."811,:..' .383 "-"-:-,'..=1il.aO~~-,.::":--:...91;.
<br />The posh St. Paul suburb of North Oaks~ .' InverGrove Heights ','. ,i':'.;. 964.,'.'~:~1.451 : .: ': . '.: 655:,t"!-;;'~."1.142~'.:" ;::-309
<br />is one such community. ThJs"year it takes: ; Lakeville :. -=: __,-.;~:.;...~t 26S.:.....-~,~ 682 .~:.~ : ::.:218 -::':::::::' 635"~. " ,;":-47.
<br />out almosttwice as mu~h as it put iIito the .Maple Grove :'~...~- .J . '''',:1.7' :"98 .....,/:.~;,.544 : ' <.~?: 87~~i.~;t.:-c..533 '~t-::',-"'-l1:
<br />metro pot, a gain equivaleni;,to $29..n in. .Maplewood ;',' ".' 1,035 '.2,700 .... 667/.~::l;i.~ 2,332""__~/;' -368
<br />.::dditional C-I tax. base. for each. North. Minneapolis - . 237' 1,441 . 357' . ,,1,561' +120
<br />Q2.ks resident. . 4'''. i~,~~.. .; ~ . Minnetonka .. . .938 1,345 . 656'. 1,063 -282.
<br />Outlying rural townshJps m also cOD-- .Mound ~ . . .... r -33 4IM 137.. . 508 ..-' +104_
<br />sistent gainers, whether or not they' actu- : Mounds.View ,> ,;.... ;., \;. 167 315. . 283. :::' .431. +116
<br />ally-need the help 85 mueh as urban mu-. .New Bnghto~, .~::.:. . '...:-If"'--..;:: 255. .... 580.">-. ,- . 280 :,':; . 605 . .. +25
<br />_ _ '- New H nP '. ..' , ., "'529 - , 1 015' .. ..'oIoJ '476 -. . 962'" . '~3
<br />nicipalities do. At least;however.-there'.-. Or~t"-m';'{!J..'~",,~,'''''~~:f~:.' ..-;::jr,,"iu.." &';s.-.r.:;"~:": 4~;~'~' :..~~, .~-..... "
<br />not much tax base Involved In these cases.. . North 51. PauL; ""~"" ' :.k. - 165-,,' ..~- :..' 428 ~ . . ~ ~. 266'. .~-:< ;'.529' . . . .+101-
<br />And most ~f'.the. townshlps.are.pl.aces. -,Oakdale :~.~\~:~~'_?::!, '.~;~ . 28' " ,,:269 ~':.. '~~~-167,?':'}~~':40S-~-;~,~;+139~
<br />wh.~re slgDl~cant C-I development pro~ . P~ym?u~ ::---:"-:~Li~ --..' ,::.<:. . 729 : 1,596 o' . :':".~: 427.~~~0\~ 1.294 ,~ .~. t'~302 :
<br />ably shouJdn t occur anyway. :.: __....~$._..,..., ,Rlch~leld. .;s,~~.. ~ .: 'ic,~.- 152 ..,: .:598 "".-.' _...251...~.,......". 697 - . ..~ +99
<br />Finan. the FlscaI DlsparitfesL8w'has . RobblDsda1e":r:f.~ . ..'" ::209 ,:":.-:" 510'::~'..~'~, 269~....~:""'.~' 570 ~:_~"':':+60"
<br />built-lnbmlts on how fast, and how far it Roseville--:.':--;:-::~~" ~. 468 .:." 1.793'. '., 33L,,::_,'1.658. , ,"-135
<br />can go in offsetting the commeJ:cla1-lnd~ St. Anthony .-:~~:._! .,.. ,,251 ~'..." ' -.1,159: ....., 273;. -:...~.; 1,1815".:'::;;.-,J.o +22
<br />trial development advantages some. com- St. Louis Park,...~.1:..' .... . 496 ., -.'. 1,685: . ,.449 r ::,: 1,638 '~':'. -47
<br />munIties enjoy. One idea tbat has been St. Paul , ..,.:. " . 219 ,-1,159 . 330.,_ .': .1,270 , +111
<br />suggested is to at least speed up the proc- · Sbakopee--r':.:tr..::~~:''-. -.:.:;: ~,81l . 2,576 .~. .: ~.129. .~~,;.~_l.894,~. ". ;: .-:-..1382',
<br />-ess by increasing.the.metro pot's share Shorevlew .:~... . . .: 268 430 ~ ; '. . 269 . ,:... ,. 431... - .. .+1
<br />from 40 percent to 50 or 60..: ..";.i ;::.. ,;":'~;r.,!"'. ~ll Stt.P~ :~. '.' :'.. ~. '..: ,':, ~82' 23.; .:-.::..' 385939" .. 613141'~';! ':;.: .1'503042'~:;":'~"""!!!
<br />I wa er ...,._ . ..... '.' ..." . _.~~_. .' . ., '.' +.I~
<br />West St. Paul'':' . . . . ". 359 834 ';233 :~.;.;:,.;'~ 708:';'-";'~ -126
<br />White Bear Lake. " .. .:~ ._~ .'.," . 156' . '. 384 242". ....::,. 47U ..:'~,,:-:..:~+86
<br />Woodbury -- :: .':'.... .'.. 156 '..- 844' . 102 ~.. .~.~~. 790 . ...~::;. '.-Sf
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