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Minnesota <br />RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL <br /> <br />550 Cadar Street <br /> <br />($I2,~ 2.o5.2395 <br /> <br /> Background For Developing Issues For <br /> Governor's Council on Rural Development <br /> <br /> Minnesota's Rural Development Council was creal~d by Executive Order in ]973 <br /> for the purpose of improving the quality of life in rural ~4inneso~a. The <br /> Council consists of representatives from each of the 13 regional development <br /> con~nission~lO, state agencies~- 3 federal agencies, and 3 institutions of ' <br /> higher education.. During the seven years of its existence it has funded <br /> about 80 projects through-its grant program demonstrating new-methods of <br /> delivering public services to rural areas. <br /> <br /> After several months of self-study, the Rural Development Council decided to <br /> redefine its role to that of more systematically identifying issues and <br /> problems of concern to rural Hinnesota and then attempting to influence key <br /> decision-makers to. more effectively ·deal with-these problems. <br /> <br /> The newly re-named Governor's Council on Rural Development is now undertaking <br /> an.issues identification process involving~ll levels of government and .local <br /> citizens. Th~ Council will-select and focus_its efforts on priority rural <br /> issues which it can effectively impact through the unique nature of its' local, <br /> state, and federal composition. Consistent with this new issue-oriented role, <br /> the Council will revise its grant program to ~ore Pro-actively address the <br /> solution of those key rural problems. <br /> <br />In order to identify rural issues on a local level t~e 12 Regional Development <br />Con~nissions and the Metro Council have been requested to develop a method for <br />involving citizens in identifying important rural Problems/needs in each region. <br />These issues will then be blended and prioritized with issues identified by <br />other Council members to determine the Council's work program. <br /> <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOY~ <br /> <br /> <br />