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Marion Belcher
C. P. Bensing
Hugo - Carlson
Donna Carlton
Laura A. Dunn
Julia E. Do3der
Margaret Drake
Eleanor Fairbanks
Mary Ferrell
R. E.. Ferrell
Shirley Hall
Harriet Hehl
D. Scott Harrison
Fred Hentschel
Shirley Hix
Betty Howells
Elizabeth C. Johnson
Joyce D. Jones
Shirley Massengale
William McDaniel
Adele Mehta
Linda Morgan
Patricia Nelson
Thomas E. O'Connell
Irma G. Olson
Phyllis O'Malley
Betty Pedersen
Mary Rhodes
Mary Schmitt
Sara Senesac
Jeanine Shannon
Vera Taylor .
Nina Vickerman
Ruth Vickerman
Julia Zimb a
Charles Zinn
Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Orono, Minnesota, at
a regular meeting held August 10, 1970.
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Louis B. 0 er auser, Mayor
Attest:
—Ralffh H.Martin, er -A ministrator
RESOLUTION #357
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AMENDMENT NO. 1 ON TAX-EXEMPT PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the"Village of Orono is by law almost totally dependent on
the property tax to finance municipal services; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council is 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-exempt property which serves to increase the burden of taxpaying
property owners; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council is not unmindful of the valuable services
performed by many tax-exempt organizations, particularly religious
and educational institutions, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Legislature has thoroughly studied this problem
and expressed its concern through the passage of laws 1969c.925, which
proposes to amend Article 9 Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution -
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