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mm <br />Sept. li. <br />N1NU1ES <br />HIGHUAY \2 RELOCAriON COMMITTEE <br />(.Initial organizational meeting) <br />Preface: A group of approximately 25 Long Lake Citizens met at St. <br />Georges Church to organize an effort to prevent the routing of a <br />4—lane up*grade of Hwy 12 througl'i the city of Long Lake. At a preced­ <br />ing meeting of approximately 100 concerned Long Lake citizens at the <br />Long Lake Fireball ion September 5, 1930), a unanimous concensus <br />st'iowed the desire of citizens to form action committees with the <br />common goal of organizing! an effort to oppose the aforementioned <br />cJeve 1 op'fiient. fwenty—six p'eople signed up to p>art ic ip<ate in this <br />ef fort. <br />Voluntary contributions to support this action group totaled S273.13 <br />while ♦50.(I»(1» caine in during the following week, along with pledges of <br /><225.00. <br />in-The iiieeting was called to order by Dr. Mary Miller . A. packet of <br />formation was distributed; contents of the packet were... <br />I) A local contact list (participants at the Sept. 5 meeting), <br />A list of r.oriimittee volunteers, <br />A copy of City o'/ Long Lake Resolution No. 3-d-?0, <br />TH 12 Corridor Study - TH 101 to TH 25; Schedule of Activities <br />Citizens Action Committee Interest Survey, <br />Handout; Long Lake's Goals, Concerns and Issues Regarding Re­ <br />location of Trunk Hwy 12, <br />A Call to Action <br />Handout: Concerned Citizens for Hwy 12, Vol 1, No. 1, Aug 90. <br />Committee Volunteers (grouped by preference of committee). <br />2) <br />3) <br />4> <br />5> <br />€.) <br />7) <br />S) <br />9) <br />Dr. Hiller asked attendees to gather at tables designated STEERING <br />COMM., COMMUNICATIONS COMM., ENVIRONMENTAL COMM., FUNDRAISING COMM., & <br />POLITICAL ACTION COMM. Citizens at these tables were then asked to <br />elect two Co-Chairs and a Secretary and to brainstorm what they per­ <br />ceived their goals and priorities to be. After about 30 minutes, Dr. <br />Miller asked the several committees to name their officers and to <br />offer stated goals. -Beginning with the STEERING COMMITTEE, the table <br />named Or. Miller and Ed Peterson as Co-Chairs, Dale Behmer as Sec'y, <br />and Alice Peterson as Treasurer. Dr. Miller asked the attendees to <br />select a name for the group as a whole; the name HIGHUAY 12 RELOCATION <br />COMMITTEE was selected. <br />Sub—committees were theiT asked to name their elected officers and to <br />list any perceived goals without order of preference. <br />STEERING COMMITTEE: <br />1) Officers (listed above) <br />2) Goals: a. Identify the number of people likely to be dir­ <br />ectly impacted (relocated) by an expanded Hwy 12 <br />corridor, and appro.<imate the loss of tax dol lairs