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Hamel, Minnesota 55340
RESOLUTION NO. 7629 , REGARDING PROPOSED TRANSIT SERVICE
WHEREAS the City of Medina has fewer than 2,700 persons living
in fewer than 700 homes and apartment units (2,396 in 619 dwelling
units, according to the 1970 Census); and
WHEREAS these dwelling units are scattered over a 274-square-mile
area, including three widely -separated clusters of more than 70 homes
each; and
WHEREAS these factors and the diversity of employment patterns of
Medina residents make it highly unlikely that metropolitan bus service
would serve more than a very small minority of Medina residents; and
WHEREAS the Metropolitan Council has placed Medina in its rural
service area, a fact indicating that future development will be
quite gradual; and
WHEREAS placement of Medina in an active bus service area would
open the way for an increase in the metro transit property tax levied
on Medina property from the current .172 mills to 1.72 mills, an
increase of more than 1 mills;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Medina City Council hereby
strongly opposes any "improvements" or additions to Metropolitan
Transit Commission bus service that would involve the City of
Medina; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Medina City Council reiterates
its position against the acquisition of Medicine Lake Lines by the
Metropolitan Transit Commission.
Passed by the Medina City Council this
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DONNA ROEHL WA2 NEDDERM.EYER
Clerk Mayor
day of r e /41-tA , 1976.