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Enterprise Funds <br /> Page 6 <br /> enterprise funds to assist us in General Fund aperation. Under the <br /> laws of the State of Minnesota, we can transfer the profit made from <br /> an enterprise fund into the General Fund to help to defray expenses <br /> of the General Fund and keep the taxes down. It is not financially <br /> to our advantage to have entprise funds that are losing propositions <br /> where money has to come from the General Fund to make up deficits in <br /> the enterprise funds. The hell of it is, we are simply strapped by <br /> Minnesota tax laws on municipalities. <br /> The only profit making enterprise fund that the City of Orono has is <br /> the liquor store. The City makes over $30, 000 a year clear and <br /> above board. If IDS is approved, the one thing that should be foremost <br /> in the Council ' s mind, is getting our liquor store in the most <br /> favorable position in the IDS shopping center. John Eidem and I <br /> talked on a couple of occasions as to whether or not it would be <br /> feasible to open another liquor store in Orono. We both kind of <br /> felt that the chances are it would not be probitable at this time, vt <br /> but the Council should bear in mind the possibility of the Gagne �bx <br /> development up on Highway #12 . Again, before I would undertake the <br /> investment of a new liquor store, I think tha.t we should hire the � <br /> �eal �state �esearch firm in the Twin Cities to do a market study for � <br /> us so that we will have some facts on whether or not it will be a <br /> profitable operation for us and worth the investment. <br /> :;,; <br /> I hope the Council will give the staff an opportunity to discuss the ;:� <br /> enterprise funds in the City in greater detail. ;`;� <br /> t. <br /> a�; <br /> >:;� : s.:. <br /> ;�-. <br /> ,3�: <br /> . . � .� � . � � . � . . . . . ,,. '.2_: <br /> � � . . � � . � .. . . : . . .�� 'r:' <br /> � � � �E <br /> � Y+ <br /> � . . . . � � � : � . . .. ,�:i t, <br /> . . . . . .. . � � . ' �4 i <br /> . . � .. . . . .... � <br />