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<br /> e <br /> NEWS <br /> For Immediate Release <br /> For more information call Duke Addicks, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, League of <br /> Minnesota Cities (612) 490-5600. <br /> LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES PRESIDENT DECLARES CITY <br /> UNITY DAY. <br /> "Thursday, April 21st, will be the first City Unity Day." League of Minnesota Cities <br /> President and Mayor of St. Cloud Chuck Winkelman declared. "The League of Cities Board <br /> of Directors has authorized a City Unity Rally at the State Capitol to demonstrate that all city <br /> officials throughout the state are working together to improve the delivery of city services to <br /> the over four million people who live, work and receive an education in one of our <br /> . communities. " <br /> The city of at its meeting on joined in <br /> the declaration of Cities Unity Day, according to Mayor <br /> "Residents of Minnesota Cities appreciate the ability of cities to provide services at a <br /> reasonable cost," League President Winkleman continued. "Drinkable water, plowed and <br /> maintained streets, sanitary sewer systems, parks and recreation programs, police and fire <br /> protection are all taken for granted. But city government leaders are also working to <br /> improve the local economy, ensuring that there are decent jobs and adequate housing for <br /> aiL" <br /> "To do this, city government needs fiscal stability," Winkelman adds, "Every city would like <br /> to be fiscally independent from state assistance, but the local property tax base often is <br /> inadequate to provide the financial resources to achieve this goal. The state contributes about <br /> five percent (just over five hundred million dollars) of its annual revenues to help cities <br /> mainlain these services. This assistance to cities, in the form of homestead agriculIural <br /> credit aid and local government aid, helps us to keep property taxes down." <br /> "If the Legislature and the Governor would help us strengthen our own local economies we <br /> could rely even less on state aids, and an improved property tax base would mean lower <br /> taxes for all. " <br /> . <br /> -over- <br />
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