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'�' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
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A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED OPERATION
OF THE iTNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
. WITHIN THE CITY OF EXCELSIOR
WHEREAS,the City of Excelsior is one of the oldest,continuously-settled communities in
the State of Minnesota; and .
yVHEREAS, one of the key values of the 1850s founders of Excelsior was t� have a vital
commercial center; and
WI�R�AS,Excelsior has functioned for nearly a century and a half as the commercial hub
of the South Lake Minnetonlca area; and
• WHEREAS,during the suburbanization of the area over the past fifty years, Excelsior has
maintained its position as a vital commercial center,fulfilling the role of a downtown for a regional
population of more than 20,000 residents and the businesses who support them; and
� WI�EREAS, The residents and businesses of the City of Orono have relied on the
� convenience of the downtown Excelsior Post Office as they have traveled there for shopping and
business transactions; and
WHEREAS,the United States Postal Service has communicated that a distinct possibility
exists that the Excelsior Post Office may relocate to a site not in Excelsior as soon as early 1998;and
� WHEREAS,the contemplated relocation would not serve the best interests of the City of
Orono nor the City of Excelsior for the sense of community and economic vitality of the South Lake
Minnetonka area, �
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Orono that it
urges.the United States Postal Service to work closely and sincerely with the owners of private ,
property in Excelsior,as well as the City of Excelsior,to maintain a Post Office within the city limits
of the City of Excelsior; and
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� BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Orono declares that it fully
supports the efforts of the City of Excelsior and the Excelsior community to keep the Excelsior Post
Office in Excelsior., �
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Orono,Minnesota at a regular meeting held this
14th day of April, 1997.
ATTEST: Gabriel Jabbour, Mayor
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� Dorothy M. in, City'Clerk � �
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