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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
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IVTICN BY __ Larson SBA BY White
WHOM Northern Scott County is A major Minnesota Recreation Center attracting
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nearly 3.5 million,visitors to the County in 19871 and
WHEMMS, this large number of visitors creates excessive burdens on County
facilities and services, especially the transportation and highway syst ®j and
Wes, Scott County has expended 43 .5 million on highway projects in Northern
Scott County since 1984; and
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WBS, additional programmed and potential highway improvements in this area
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may cost in excess of $26 million= and
"WBSRfiMS, the major source of funds for such programs is the property tax, and
the County °road and bridge levy rose 363 in 1997 alone; and
wIEFdW, 1urther'increasea in property taxes- to meet the transportation &-d
highway needs is politically and practically not possible; and
WIiE11SA8, a tax paid on admission to major attractions would prowl Ie an
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alternative revenue source td'assist in meeting the. service ;reeds.
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MR SMOP BE,-iT that the Prior. Lake � City Council endorses the
concept of an ssions tax which Mould be paid into,- m fund designated strictly
for the purpose of. maintaining and constructing those County Floods grid Bridges
that eithii directly or indirectly, carry traffic to and from the major
entertainment facilities within Scott County.
BE IT Pik FWMVEDs, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the prior
Lake Legislative officials.
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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
' IUMMUTION 87 -20
msciLumw own= 7HE a m=T OF AN ADMISSIONS TAX
oN MAJOR EN7�"�FITAmMENT FACILITIES IN sarrr 0OUNPX
M3TION BY Larson MEMM BY ifLte
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WHMMS. Northern Scott County, is rt'major Minnesota Recreation Center attracting'
nearly 3.5 million visitors to the County in 1987; and
WMM M,, this large number of :visitors creates excessive burdens on County
facia ities and services, especially the transportation and highway systea; and
WREREAS',`Scott County has expended $3.5 mdllion on " highway projects in ° Northern
Scott County-since 1984; and
WH$ additional progrwmd and potential highway improvements in this area
may cost in excess of $26 million; and
AllE±REAS the major source of funds for such programs is the property taut, and
the , road and bridge levy rose 368 in 1987 alone; and ,
WHREAS further increases in property taxes to meet the transportation and
�.. h4ghway needs is politically and practically notr'possible; and
.0 SEAS, a tan d an ii
psi admission to ;major attractions would provide an
alternative revenue source to ;assist in meeting the service, . needs,
NWSORE; BE IT RESMMEtt, that the Prior Lake City council endorses the
concept of an admissions tax which would be paid into a fund designated strictly
for the purpose of maintaining and constructing those County Roads and Bridges
i that either directly or indirectly, carry traffic to and from the major
entertainment facilities within. Scott County.,
1 BE IT R RESMVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Prior
o U Lake Legislative officials.
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