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Minnesota <br />RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL <br /> ~u I'1 r~ G <br /> <br />October 29, 1980 <br /> <br />Admln. <br /> <br />H.,~. <br /> <br />NOV 01 ~80 <br /> <br />550 Cedar Street <br />EL Paul, MinnesOta 55101 <br />(612J 295.2395 <br /> <br />Mr. Charles Weaver <br />300 Metro Square Building <br />7th and Robert Street <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 <br /> <br />Take ~pp-cpri=te action <br /> <br />P:e=se reply <br /> <br />Prc.-pare reply for Chmn gig <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Weaver: <br />On October 23rd, the Governor's Council on Rural Development formally initiated <br />the process of defining priority issues for its l§S1 work program. Part of the <br />process includes involvement from Regional Development Commission and Metropolitan <br />Council representatives in the identification of three rural issues or problems <br />in their regions which may be impacted upon by the Council. <br />Recognizing that_many of you have already identified issues through normal program <br />activities, the Council requests that you perform a "sorting'~ process which <br />separates and scopes the issues to a scale of sufficient specificity to be <br />addressed by the Council. A draft contracC for this purpose is enclosed for <br />your review. Any con~nents in this regard should be addressed directly to Vic <br />Moore at your earliest convenience. <br /> The Governor's Council on Rural Development has not adopted a definition of "rural", <br /> but prefers to keep the definition flexible. Some of the concepts it would include <br /> in its view of rural development are : food fiber, timber; farm; agribusiness; <br /> people; land use; community; inter-relationships; preservation; and values. The <br /> definition would not be restricted to farm-connected families. <br /> The following are materials enclosed to assist you as you identify and develop <br /> issues from your region: <br /> -Background for developing issues for the Governor's Council on Rural Development; <br /> -Plan for issue identification; -Issue form and instructions for completing;' -Draft contract form: and -List of Agricultural Extensions co,unity resource development <br /> agents who will assist in publicizing and facilitating the <br /> process at your request. <br /> <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNI~EMPLOY~ <br /> <br /> <br />