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interferred with cities' efforts to achieve their planning and <br />development goals, particularly in the housing field in the <br />metropolitan area. <br />First, the statutory procedure on zoning ordinances provides <br />ample opportunity for the participation of both the general <br />public and 'individual property owners in decisions relating to <br />zoning ordinances o► the Municipal Comprehensive Plan. It is <br />inappropriate to allow such a long deliberative process to be <br />overturned by a relatively few voters who may have narrow <br />interests in the issue. <br />Second, the clear intent of the existing planning law is that <br />zoning ordinances and amendments nog be subject to IR. Without a <br />clear uniform statutory procedure for the implementation of <br />municipal planning, statutory and charter cities will be subject <br />to different procedures and the intent of the act will not be <br />rea 1 i �,.ed . Therefore, <br />THE AMM SUPPORTS Ail AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING ACT TO <br />PROVIDE THAT ZONING ORDINANCES AND AMENDMENTS NOT BE SUBJECT TO <br />CITY CHARTER PROVISIONS ON INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM. <br />II-Q "MADE TREE DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM <br />Starting in 1977 the legislature made a strong commitment to <br />control Dutch Elm and Oak Wilt tree diseases by enacting an <br />excellent Shade Tree Disease Control progra�im and backing that <br />legislation with sufficient funding to bring the disea.- :; under <br />control. However, due to lack of financing in the most recent <br />past, Dutch Elm disease is once again spreading rapidly as it has <br />in other areas of the country when financial commitment has <br />stopped. Therefore, the AMM urger the legislature to: <br />Q-1 PROGRAM CON7TINiUATION <br />CONTINUE; THE SHADE TREE ..DISEASE CONTROL LEGISLATION WITH NO <br />CHANGES AND TO PERMIT CITIES TO USE SPECIAL LEVIES, SPECIAL <br />ASSESSMENTS, AND OTHER SOURCES TO FUND LOCAL CONTROL PROGRAMS. <br />Q-2 GRANT FUNDING <br />THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD ONCE AGAIN MAKE SHADE TREE DISEASE CONTROL <br />A TOP PRIORITY ISSUE AND RE: -ENACT THE GRANT PROGRAM AT A <br />SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO ACHIEVE A 50% SANITATION AND REFORESTATION <br />TARGET LEVEL. <br />II-R TREE REMOVA:. AND TREATMENT LICEASING <br />The high incidence of Dutch Flm and Oak Wilt diseas•_r has <br />understandably caused a large increase in the activity and <br />