HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 1102 - Requesting Legislature to Put Questions of a Stadium on a Ballot - 02/26/1976 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 1102
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legislature is now considering
the stadium issue, and
WHEREAS, public officials and citizens alike are concerned that
real estate taxes will not have to be used as part of the final
solution, and
WHEREAS, cities throughout the United States have experienced vast
cost overruns, huge operating deficits, and
WHEREAS, at the local level government enables its citizens to vote
by referendum on everything from schools to hockey rinks; to parks, and
WHEREAS, we feel stongly that all public officials and citizens
would like to keep the sports organizations in the State of Minnesota,
we also feel very strongly that the people-should be given the_opportunity
to vote on this item since cases throughout the United States demonstrate
that the public will bear the burden if our public officials' estimates
are incorrect.
THEREFORE BE IT REOLVED that the City of Eden Prairie fully
supports this resolution requesting the State Legislature to put
any stadium proposal to vote of our people.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on the
26th day of February, 1976.
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Wolfgang P zel, Mayor
SEAL
ATTEST:
J7 D. Fran Clerk