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WHY WE NEED A NEW CITY HALL <br /># 1. CURRENT LOCATION. We just cannot continue to run the City out of a <br />citizen's casement. <br /># 2. PROVIDING SERVICES. Between the open lots on Co. Rd. E, new <br />development and re -development in our business districts, we anticipate that our <br />current city population could increase by 2-1/2 times what it is today. That would <br />bring our projected population to 1,000 citizens within the next 5 years. With a city <br />this large, we need some sort of location to provide the necessary city services <br />from. <br /># 3. MEETING LOCATION. Moving forward we need a secure location which to <br />house all the cities records. We also need a location to hold elections, City Council <br />meetings, Planning Commission meetings, public hearings and so on. Tousley Ford <br />has been a wonderful and outstanding neighbor in allowing us over the years to do <br />all these things from their location. However, moving forward it would be wise for <br />us as a city as we continue to grow, to ensure that the city has a dedicated location <br />in place, that will allow the city's functions to continue for the next 40 years. We <br />can not in good conscience assume that Tousley will always be there for us. <br /># 4. WHY NOW? Sometimes timing is everything. One our neighbors, White Bear <br />Township, is in the process of moving their "Little White City Hall" from its <br />current location on Hoffman Road, up to their current City Hall. Because of this <br />move it has created a situation where White Bear Township needs to construct a <br />new building to be used for elections on this side of their town. Since we have been <br />discussing the possibility of building our own city hall, the timing seemed right to <br />have a discussion with White Bear Township on the possibility of a shared <br />location. These discussions have been going on for the better part of a year and a <br />half. Together we have forged out a plan for a shared location. The timing is right <br />for us to move ahead with this plan, by partnering with White Bear Township we <br />will be able to construct and run a Gem Lake City Hall for half the cost if would <br />have cost us doing it on our own. <br />J <br />