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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REQUIREMENT OF A
REFERENDUM FOR A STADIUM
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Legs -6t tune is now comiden i.ng the stadium
zs ue, and
WHEREAS, pubti,c o46.ici.a d and citizens aP.ike arse concerned that real
estate taxes wilt not have to be used as pant o6 the S.inat
solution, and
WHEREAS, cities throughout the United States have experr ienced vast cost
ovmuns, huge operating de6.ici tis, and
WHEREAS, at the local level government enables ,itis citizens to vote by
reJenendum on eveAyth.ing 4rom zchooZ6 to hockey minks, to park,
and
WHEREAS, we feel strongly that att public o44.ici.a 6 and citizem would
tike to keep the sports argaruzationz in the State o4 Minnesota,
we also heel very strongly that the people should be given the
oppontun-ity to vote on this .item since cases throughout the
United States demonstrate that the pubt i.c wilt -bear the burden
.ib our pubtic o64.iciatz' estimates ane .incorcrect.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City ob ORONO
6utZy suppoAt6 thio resolution kequuting the e Legi6e
to put any 6tadium proposal to a vote o6 our people.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono, Minnesota at
a regular meeting held March 8, 1976.
Robert L. Searles, Mayor
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Walter R. enson, City Administrator