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I <br />I <br /> TO: Mayors <br /> <br />August 5, 1982 <br /> <br />Sevenlh c , r ...... --,4 <br /> ,) ,~:~, or~] Sired <br /> Said Paul. M~nne.~oia 55101 <br /> Telephone (612) 291-6453 <br /> <br /> Office of lhe Chairman <br /> <br />The Metropolitan Council bas recently mailed preliminary 1982 population <br />est~mates for your co~munity to your city manager/clerk. The mailing included <br />info~mat±on on how the estimate w~s derived. T~is activity is part of an <br />annual Council effort to prepare curren~ population estimates for each <br />township~ city and county in the Metropolitan Area. <br /> <br /> f <br />At t'nis point, the estimates are only prelLminary. The Cour. cil i~ curre'ntly <br />seeking comments tBat you or your administrative staff may have on the <br />estimates befor~ they a~e co~,,pleted la[~r in August. <br /> <br />When they are done, the Council will forward the estimates to the State <br />Department of Revenue. They wilI be ~sed by the department to calculate the <br />amount of aid local communities receive under the 1972 Fiscal Disparities Act. <br />They will also be used by the Council in monitoring population changes in <br />Metropolitan Area communities. <br /> <br />Because of the state-imposed deadline, we would appreciate receiving your <br />comments by Aug. 19. .If you have any questior~ about the Council's preparation <br />of the estimates or the estimates themselves, please contact us. Dorothy <br />Oatman of our staff will be.ha~py to help you. Her telephone number is <br />291-6332. <br /> <br />Later in September, we will send you a copy of the final 1982 population <br />estimates for your towr~hip. <br /> <br />I Sincerely, <br /> <br />! <br /> Charles R Weaver <br /> Chairman <br /> <br /> <br />