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COPIED T4 COUNCIL'
February 26, 1987
An V 31987
TO: AMM Member Cities
FROM: AMM Staff
RE: CRITICAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES WHICH NEED YOUR ATTENTION
-6% SALES TAX ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASES
This is an obvious attempt on State 'Government's part to reduce
aid to local units and help solve its problem at our expense. It
equals approximately 2% of your total annual budget and will be a
reduction in service or a pass through property tax increase if
levy limits are relaxed which is unlikely. Please take this
issue seriously. Without your help to defeat it - -- it will
likely pass
-MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX (MVET)
The Governor's proposal to leave this over $200 million in the
General Fund comes at a time when highway and transit funding are
in critical need. The highway system cannot be maintained under
the current funding scheme much less with the deletion of MVET.
The Metropolitan Area is in desperate need for improved/upgraded
highways and more transit alternative/opportunities not less.
Other funding schemes, ie. increased gas tax, do not aid transit
only highway. The MVET is needed, it was promised, don't let
them take it away without a battle. A good transportation system
is needed to continue economic growth.
TRANSIT
The Governor has suggested that about $5 1/2 million per year be
deleted from the Regional Transit Board's state appropriation
request and be added to the property tax. Various studies have
suggested that the property tax support 35% of the Transit costa
It now supports over 145%• How much more can it handle? MVET is
needed for transit. The metro area could be as bad or worse than
L.A., S.F., Chicago, N.Y., etc. - - with traffic conjestion by
the year 2000 if we allow transit and highway funding to be
reduced. Gas tax does not support transit, only the general fund
or MVET does. Highways alone cannot do the job. A working
transit system is an absolute must
183 university avenue east, st. paul, minnesota 55101 (612) 227-5600
-1987 LGA
The Governor's budget proposes a reduction of the already
certified 1987 LGA by $5 million. This seems like an unnecessary
punitive position at the beginning of a biennium.
ACTION REQUESTED; ,,<.:
Please call,and write your legislators individually. Many have
commented"that they are not hearing from the folks at home on
these fouK,iAMRMt�ant issues. PLEASE let them hear about this
soon For` b6)o e' `i"riformation call Roger Peterson or Vern Peterson
at 227-5600.
Distribution Note:
This Bulletin has been mailed to AMM member Mayors and
Managers/Administrators only. Please distribute to other
officials in your city as you deem appropriate.
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