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RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR STATE AUTHORIZATION
FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE LOCAL SALES TAX
FOR THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has had a local sales since 1983 which has
provided benefits to the citizens of the State, Region, Area, County and City; and,
WHEREAS, the local sales tax has been used to fund projects that have been
critical to the City of Rochester and has provided benefits to the surrounding County,
Area, Region and State; and,
WHEREAS, the local sales tax has been utilized to greatly improve the safety of
the citizens, visitors, and businesses by protecting the community and area from
devastating floods which previously occurred once per decade; and,
WHEREAS, the local sales tax has been used to improve transportation access
to this area by improving the transportation systems of the City, County, and State; and,
WHEREAS, the local sales tax has been used to improve the access to Higher
• Education opportunities through the construction of facilities for Rochester Community
and Technical College and the University of Minnesota; and,
WHEREAS, the local sales tax has been utilized to address a severe water
pollution problem in the surrounding township areas by subsidizing the cost to extend
municipal utilities to over 1500 homes with failing septic systems; and,
WHEREAS, the local sales tax has improved the economy of this area by
attracting visitors resulting from improvements to the Rochester International Airport
and expansions to the Mayo Civic Center.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rochester supports
legislation that would provide State authorization for an extension of the Rochester
sales tax by the City of Rochester subject to a future city referendum.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2010.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST
C TY CLERK
APPROVED THIS DAY OF /Y1 / , 2010.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
•Rochester, Minnesota)
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