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a) Request legislation that will create equitable distri- <br />bution of State Local Aids to all communities in our State <br />of Minnesota. State Legislative Body and the Governor's <br />Office admit there are very serious inequities in this <br />law but do nothing about it. However, this attitude is <br />costing cities like the City of Ramsey a lot of tax dollars° <br /> <br />b) Request legislation that eliminates tax structures <br />that discourages commercial and industrial growth. <br /> <br /> c) Revise real estate tax laws <br /> <br /> ~_) 2) Legislation regarding energy the City Council of Ramsey <br />feels the following should be accomplished: <br /> <br />a) Legislation' that allows out state communities to <br />eliminate the building inspection should be eliminated to <br />all communities should be subject to the Minnesota Code. <br />Inasmuch as energy is a critical issue, we see this not <br />being recognized by the out state communities. <br /> <br />b) The legislative body and Governor's office should <br />create a comprehensive energy study on the future of enerhy <br />in Minnesota and how it will affect the farmer, industry, <br />commercial, residential and overall quality of life in <br />the State of Minnesota. <br /> <br /> 3) Transportation system in the State of Minnesota should <br />establish priority roads and better use of railroads. Again, major <br />planning should be done to lay out feasible rail centers in Minnesbta for <br />grain elevators, etc. <br /> <br />It is even questionable if Minnesota will be able to maintain itsvast <br />road network with present costs. Consequently, City Council of Ramsey <br />recommends that an indepth study be done before too many dollars are <br />spent on road systems that can't be maintained in the future. <br /> <br /> 4) Education system in the State of Minnesota, the Ramsey <br />City Council recommends the following: <br /> <br />a) Local level school districts (elementary and secondary) <br />should be monitored to see that they do proper planning. <br />Where these school districts want to increase costs but <br />proper planning is not being accomplished, the district <br />should be made to shoulder the total additional cost they <br />created. <br /> <br />b) State University and colleges should be monitored <br />very carefully and where enrollments don't warrant the <br />maintaining of these higher education institutions, they <br />should be closed. <br /> <br /> <br />