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<br />Ar....tlq,~ J <br /> <br />..,; (t'~~ <br /> <br />~~. "'1&1 <br /> <br />('~,.'v <br />*** Mr. Cox did not get appointed to the Commission that wrote <br />this Charter and he may not understand its basic rights. Very ~~~ <br />simply put, only a MAJORITY vote of the AFFECTED taxpayers can <br />start or stop city projects. We do NOT have that right now. If <br />the residents of this city are a "SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP" -- WE <br />have a right to bellI We are 84% of this city's taxbase and yet <br />5 people (the Council) are deciding everything. <br /> <br />~b'd: RESIDENTS.l REPLY TO MR. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COX ')"~I:')t( <br /> <br />*** The comparison with Anoka is a half-truth. The bottom line <br />as a taxpayer is this; using an $80,000 house - <br /> <br />Ham Lake Charter city taxes $510 <br /> <br />Andover Non-charter city taxes $519 <br /> <br />Ramsey Non-charter city taxes $560 <br /> <br />Champlin Non-charter city taxes $649!! <br /> <br />Mr. Cox did not say where he got his figures. The figures <br />used here are from the Citizens League study of 1983 that was <br />published in the Minneapolis paper. <br /> <br />Keep in mind that Anoka has an electric company, street <br />lights, sewer & water, parks, swimming pool, a golf course, city <br />library, high rise, etc. <br /> <br />*** An election held in the spring is not the exception but is <br />very common. Charter cities rarely must hold special elections <br />after the charter is adopted. Every household was mailed notice <br />of public hearings and election notices. This is more effort <br />than our Council has ever madell <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />area <br /> <br />*** Some recent expenditures that you might be interested in <br /> <br />$40,000 <br /> <br />$ 5,000 <br /> <br />$ 3, 500 <br /> <br />$60,000+ - <br />$30,000+ - <br />each <br />$95,000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Airport study steered by a commission <br />appointed by our Council and dominated by <br />pilots and the current owners. <br /> <br />Computer study - just to decide what ~ <br />of system to buy. <br /> <br />Cost to rewire the city hall so it can handle <br />the new computer when the City of Anoka did <br />express an interest in selling us computer time. <br /> <br />Cost of the computer they feel our city needs. <br /> <br />Salries of 5 city employees - and they are <br />looking for a full-time city planner. <br /> <br />Community Block Grant - the Council has <br />resolved that it should go for sewer & water <br />on Hwy. fFlO. No one has petitioned for it. <br />Where will the rest of the money come from? <br /> <br />*** VOTE YES *** <br /> <br />MAY 22nd ,r, <br /> <br />Prepared and paid for by the Ramsey Residents' Coalition, <br />Brenda Bauerkemper, Treasurer <br />