HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 05-18 Maddox favors city, suburb consolidation THE DISPATCH Maddox x flavors city,
suburb - ti
Councilman-elect Ron Mad- ternative solutions to• lower
dos says he plans to propose a ing the tax base."
study on the possibility of St. He said he's proposing
Paul annexing Maplewood. Maplewood for the study be-
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"I'm advocating that we cause of its desirable tax
start looking into the consoli- base.
tk. dation of services," he said in
an interview. "I'm not saying Property taxes are at the
that I advocate annexation. extreme end,"Maddox said, "
and peopleare
I'm just saying that the possi- relief. d
It down some t make
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bility of doing it interests me to look for kind senseof
and some people I've been
talking to." for the suburbs to reap all the
benefits and the cities to end
"I just think in the years to up ons the short end of the
come there are going to be stick."
lots of reasons to put munici- He said the study would
palities together," Maddox have to determine whether
said. "St. Paul should be the annexation would be good for
aggressive body to look for al- both cities. �