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OFFICE~ PrS~, l~a~ Winkels Adams. Minn. 55909 ~6~'y, ~a~d G~dorh~ Ada~,s, Minn. 55909 t~,~e~s., ~iam So.er Albany, Minn. 56307 re~,, ~n Ost ~ontevideo, Minn. 562~ Association Bepresen~at~ve Renville, Mn. 56284, Ph. 829-3731 Association Rcprcscntative Ashby, Minn. 56309 Dear Township Officers: MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF' TOWNSHIP OFFICERS February 1970 DII~ECTORS: Ar~hu~ Flchtner 3080 Maple Grove l~d. Duluth, Minn. 555il Barney ~ronenberg St. Cloud, Minn. 56301 ~-rvin Strandqulst Newfoiden, Minn. 56738 C. M. BeMoure Okabena, Minn. 56161 Dan ~oltz Hawick, Minn. 56246 ~.ouis ~ronebrink Mayer, Minn. 55360 ~'ohn ~lein 1495 Lone Oak Eagan Township St. Paul, Minn. 55111 At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Minn. Ass'n of Township Officers held in St. Paul recently, I was instructed to get out a letter of information to all the Town Board members in the State. I will try my best to inform you of the most important issues. In the first place I want to mention the increase of the Town dues to the State Ass'n. I have, for a long time, felt that we should have someone to represent the Ass'n as lobbyist, in fact I have advised the Board over a year ago that I would step out any time that they could find a replacement, one who could spend full time at the job and perhaps would be better qualified to do the job than i am. As you read in the letter sent to you all by our State Ass'n Sec'y, this resolution was adopted by the members unanimously. This sets the dues to the State Ass'n at $15.00 for all Townships with less than $150,000 assessed valuation and $40.00 per year for those over that amount. It is my hope that you will all remain members, as the next few years will determine the future of the Township in Minnesota. Some other information: Any employee of the Township receiving less than $900.00 per year need not become a member of the P.E.R.A. Township Immunity from Public Liability (Tort) has been extended to July 1st, 1974. The Town meeting may increase the compensation of the Board-50 per cent. Not over $16.00 per diem. .,t Our State Board has advised me that a Town Board may purcflase property on a Pur- chasing Agreement up t'o $4,000.00. Term of contract to run not over 5 years. There are other problems that could be mentioned but as we are again having area meetings through- out the State I believe we can discuss them at that time. Regional Planning and Development Act of 1969 This Act is much more powerful than even members of the Legislature' knew at the time of its passage in the last hectic days of the session, without'the usual committee hear- ings. I call it an "Octopus" with power over almost everything in the State, and the Town- ships have only one member from the whole District on the Board. Our county has not ap- plied for membership. Some County Boards which had applied have past resolutions rescinding their action in applying for membership. Urge your County Board not to join, or if they have applied, get out a petition asking them to rescind their action. Some of the Highway Engineers are doing so. This is the most serious Law, as it now is written, that we have had passed. Under the Act there is almost nothing they can not do: change boundaries of Towns, School Districts, Counties, etc. Truly an Octopus. Association Representative Renville, Minnesota 562.84