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COUNTY OF ANOKA <br /> <br />COURTHOUSE ANOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 612-421-4'760 <br /> <br />May 22, 1991 <br /> <br />Ms. Penny Ott <br />Administrative Coordinator, City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W. <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Penny Ott: <br /> <br />In order to protect municipalities' participation in Local Government Aid (LGA), the County is <br />required to ratify a sales tax that has been imposed by the State of Minnesota. tn the event we <br />don't ratify the State's sales tax expansion, we all will see a substantial property tax increase <br />and/or significant reduction in services. Such ratification would enable the county and cities, <br />towns, and special districts within the County to continue to receive state aid, including HACA <br />and LGA. <br /> <br />The Anoka County Board of Commissioners plans to consider this important matter on Tuesday, <br />June 11, 1991, and would like to receive advice from each of the 21 municipalities within Anoka <br />County for the County to act to continue the 1/2¢ sales tax past December 31,1991. Otherwise, <br />if the County did not act by July 1, city councils representing a majority of the County's <br />population would be placed in the position of deciding by August 1 whether to retain this tax and <br />the state aid. In this event, there is no assurance that a coalition of cities could be formed to <br />continue state aids. <br /> <br />The notice of your posidon on the retention of the 1/2¢ sales tax imposed by the State of <br />Minnesota needs to be received by me no later than Monday, June 10, 1991, in order that the <br />County Board can make an informed decision. <br /> <br />We look forward to hearing from you. <br /> <br />Dan Erhart, Chairman <br />Anoka County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />DE:Ip <br /> <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />