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They also state that distribution to "libraries, county, city and township buildings <br />are within reasonable distance of all residents"— thus implying that they are <br />expecting your residents to travel to these buildings to have access to viewing <br />your Public Notices — this is definitely not a hoop that many of your citizens will <br />want to (or should have to) jump through or is it legally addressed anywhere in <br />Chapter 331A Qualified Newspapers. <br />The Anoka County Record's subscription rate is listed at $50.00 /year, for 26 issues <br />(since they "publish" only every other week). Besides being over twice as high <br />priced per issue vs. an ABC Newspaper, they show "0" paid subscriptions on their <br />paperwork submitted to other municipalities. This again suggests that you should <br />carefully scrutinize the Record's qualifications under 331A.02. <br />And while the Record has submitted a Legal Newspaper Status Application to the <br />Secretary of State, this does not offer you, the governing body, any assurance as <br />to the applicant's qualifications to meet the statutes' requirements of a legal <br />newspaper. The Secretary of State's office just acts as a filing agency that <br />acknowledges the form was received — there is no verification of that <br />publication's compliance with the provisions of any sections within 331A.02. <br />Indeed, 331A.02 -j states: "Acceptance of a filing fee does not constitute a <br />guarantee by the state that any other qualification has been met ". You will want <br />make sure the exposure you risk with untested published legal notices are <br />justified should any actions of the board or its use of Public Notices be called into <br />question. <br />I would also like to point -out a few facts about our publications and company: <br />ABC Newspapers publish and distribute over 21,000 qualified legal newspapers <br />every week in towns and cities throughout Anoka County. All our newspapers are <br />audited for verified circulation. We are unwavering with our commitment to the <br />highest standards and compliance as your qualified legal newspaper publisher. <br />With over 125 employees working in Anoka County, we estimate the economic <br />impact of our workforce spending at more than $250,000 /year here in Anoka <br />