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VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a spacial meeting of the
<i Village Council of the Village of Plymouth, Minnesota was held on the
27th day of July, 1970. The following members were present:
Mayor Hilde, Councilman Johnson, Kindseth and Spaeth. Councilman
Hints was absent.
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Councilman Johnson introduced the following Resolution and moved
J! its adoption:
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RESOLUTION NO. 70-297
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AMENDMENT NO. 1
ON TAX-E]OWT PROPERTY
WRERFAS, the Village of Plymouth is by law almost totally dependent on
the roparty tax to fiaaace 0101cipal services; and
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WHEREAS, the Village Council to acutely aware of the burden which
property taxes impose on property owners, particularly; those
individuals living on fixed incomes; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council is concerned about the steady growth in
tax-exaapt property which serves to increase the burden Of
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taxpaying property owners; sad
WHEREAS,the"Vt4ne Council isnot unmindful of the valuable services
performed by many tar-exampt organizations, particularly �
religious and educational institutions; and
' WZREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has tb*roughly studied thin probm:
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and expressed its coacera through the passage of Law01%96.02S,.
which proposed to amend -Article 9 Section I of the Mitmtaots `
Constitution to permit the Legislature to define ar Uld-t- 0
classes of exempt property, except tuaarcbess hou"* of vorlehip
and property used -solely; for educational purpoess' and
WHEREAS, the pillage Council believes tute.proposed smaadnsnt to be to
the.b at interests of thqv Villago,of Plymouth"ena'the state
ss a whole, and represents a reasonable meansof,masting the.
used to more equitably spread the burden of financing local
Hoverument services wbils at tha same time avoiding Imposing
undue, financial hardship on educational and religious
institutions;
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NOW TMMMRE,,BE IT 9ERESY.RESOLVED EA THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
faf VILLAGE. Or FLYMOUTp that: the Village Council endorses the
k principles of equitable tau policy and reform exemplified i
in Amendment No. l relating to tax-exempt property and
urges its ratification. {
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! The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly
r seconded by Councilman Spaeth, and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted In favor thereof: Mayor gilds, Councilmen Johnson,
Kindesth and Spaeth. No one voted against. Whereupon the Resolution
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was declared duly passed and adopted.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH)
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified acting clerk of the
Village of Plymouth, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carafully
compared the foregoing extract of the minutes of a special meeting
of the V lls" Council of said Village held on July 27, 1970,,vith the
origigal thereof an fila in my office and the same is a full, true and
complete traheetipt,therfrom.
WITNESS, My hand officially as such Clock and the corporate seal
of the Village.tbie'llth day of August, 19700 }
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VI lagrof Pl uth, Minnesota
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