HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 667 - Resolution Requesting the Minnesota State Legislature to Adopt Legislation Authorizing Reimbursement to Municipalities for Costs Incurred in Relocating Utilities on All State Trunk Highways - 03/27/1973 VILIJ!GE 01' EDEN PRAIRIE
HKZNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION RTG. 667
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MRTJN-
ESOTA STATE LEGISLA21 RE TO ADOPT
LL'GISLATION AUTHORIZING REIMBURSE-
MENT TO MUNI=CIP_ALIT:IES OF COSTS
INCURRED IN RELOCATING UTILITIES
ON ALL STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS.
WHEREAS, many municipalities in this state, including the
Village of Eden Prairie have utilities located in State Highways; and
WHEREAS, State Highways have been, and will_ continue to be up-
graded and changed, thereby making it; necessary to relocate the util-
ities w_�.thin the highway; and
WIIEREAS, under the present Minnesota Statutes, municipalities
cannot be reimbursed for the costs incurred in relocating such utilities,
except in connection with routes which axe within the National System
of Interstate Highways; and
WIIEREAS, the cost of relocating such utilities cannot usually be
assessed because the benefitted land owners were previously assessed for
the same improvement, with the result that such costs must be paid out
of general funds of the municipality; and
Tv7HEREAS, the cost of relocating such utilities should be placed
upon the users of the highways because such relocation is attributable
-to highway construction for the benefit of highway users; and
WHEREI'S, legislation is being introduced in the Minnesota State
Legislature authorzing reimbursement to municipalities of costs incurred
in relocating utilities on all state trunk. highways and not just those
highways within the National. System of Interstate Highways;
NOW, TI3EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Council of the
Village of Eden Prairie does hereby support, and urges prompt adoption
of the Minnesota Legislature, of legislation authorizing .reimbursement
to municipalities of costs incurred in relocating utilities on all state
trunk highways.
ADOPTED by the Council of Village of Ede rairie is ^� z ay off
March, 1973.
Paul R. Redpath, Mayor
ATTEST:
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SEAL
Edna M. Holmgren