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Minnesota RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 550 Cedar Street St. Peul, Minnesota 55101 [612] 296.23-q5 Background For Developing Issues For Governor's Council on Rural Development Minnesota's Rural Development Council was created by Executive Order in 1973 for the purpose of improving the quality of life in rural 14innesota. The Council consists_of.representatives from each of the 13 regional developmeot commission~'lO state agencies, 3 federal agencies, and 3 institutions of higher education. During the seven years of its existence it has funded about 80 projects through its grant program demonstrating ne~t.methocLs of delivering public services to rural areas- After several months of self-study, the Rural Development Council decided to redefine its role to that of more systematically identifying issues and problems of concern to rural Minnesota and then attempting to influence key decision-makers to-more effectively deal with these problems. The newly re-named Governor's Council on Rural Development is now undertaking an issues identification process involving all levels of government and local citizens. The Council will select and focus its efforts on priority rural issues which it can effectively impact through the unique nature of its local, state, and federal composition. Consistent with this new issue-oriented ~ole, the Council will revise its grant program to'more pro-actively address the solution of those key rural problems. In order to identify rural issues on a local level t~e 12 Regional Development Commissions and the Metro Council have been requested to develop a method for involving citizens in identifying important rural problems/needs in each region. These issues will then be blended and prioritized with issues identified by other Council members to determine the Council's work program. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER