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RESOLUTION 80- RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY OF RAMSEY'S FEELING ON TKE UNFAIRNESS OF THE STATE TAX STRUCTURE ON C~RCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND BARE RESIDENTIAL, COMMYJICIAL~ AND INDUSTRI_~L PLATTED LOTS ~EREAS, the City Council, City of Ramsey, Anoka County, State of Minnesota feels that the present laws governing real estate tax valuation and how it is established is unfair and also how it is applied to co~nercial and industrial facilities and bare residential, commercial, and industrial platted lots,. ¥~EREAS, the City Council, City of Ramsey, Anoka Couo. ty, State of Minnesota, feels that the present laws are not flexible enough to re- act to current economic conditions, and WHEREAS, the City Council, City of Ramsey, Anoka County, State of Minnesota, feel that the area wide tax applied to commercial and in-' dustrial facilities is extremely unfair in the outer tier suburbs where no benefits are drived such as sewer, transportation, etc. NOW THLREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF RAMSEY, CITY OF RAMSEY, ~0KA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) Direct the City Assessor of the City of RamSey to reduce the land and building valuation established for 1980 back to the 1979 valuation on the following types of land/building/bare land: a) o) d) e) Commercial buildings and land Industrial buildings and Class W properties Bare platted zoned commercial and industrial New construction if any on industrial/commercial 2) Direct that copies of this resolution be.sent to the State of Minnesota, Commissioner of Revenue, Anoka County Board stating that the present methods of establishing valuation on all property in the State of is not a fair process as stated above. 3) It, therefore, requested that the Governor, b_is appointed Comnfiss~oner and State Legislation establish a tax law that adjusts to cur- rent economic situations.