HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 11-03 Suburban official warns Quie state aid cuts will hurt citites DISPATCH Suburban Official warns Qule
state aid cuts will hurt cities
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ry Evans warned Gov. Al Quie Another audience member
last week that delayed or re- • asked if the state is researching
the fi state aids could jeopardize A taxing real estate owned by
the financial ratings of cities. churches or cooperative organi-
V.' nations in St.Paul.
Evans later said the gover The governor answered, "I'm
nor's recent order to defer state
aid payments means Maplewood not aware of any research and
won't get $142,282 in mid-No- my belief is that church property
vember as expected. H .• ought to be tax-exempt because
the power to tax is the power to
If Maplewood doesn't have Auger Evans destroy."
funds to make its bond pay- Quie also said he would ask
ments, then the city financial nancing for them. state legislators to provide tax
rating would suffer. breaks for small businesses and
Evans mentioned that hun- to declare state hospital and
dreds of acres in Maplewood are prison workers as essential em
For example, if a city has an P
set aside for a regional park to ployees so theywouldn't strike.
excellent financial rating,then it Y
can issue bonds at lower interest be developed partly with state One Cub Scout in the front row
rate payments. But if a city has funds but there's no state money asked the governor if state budg-
only a fair financial rating, then for city services at the park. et cuts would affect his dad, a
its bond issues require higher in- state employee.
terest rate payments. Quie replied, "It may be a
good time to hold up on buying "I don't know," said Quie. "It
. Quie said he recognized the any more parks." could affect it (the job). If there
are layoffs,it definitely could."
problem and would consider it
when conferring with state legis- Then Ronald Auger, White
lators on how to solve Minneso-
Bear Lake city councilman, When the youngster said his
ta's budget deficit. asked for the governor's opinion father was involved in waste
on industrial revenue bonds. management, the governor re-
Their exchange came during a Said Quie: "Municipalities plied there appeared to be plenty
town ;meeting at White Bear ought to be using (revenue of waste to manage.
Lake City Hall. bonds as they see fit. There are At least one woman in the gen-
some objections to retail estab- erally friendly audience wore a
Evans also complained that lishments using (the bonds) but I red and white button on her la-
the legislature orders programs hope city fathers would figure pel. Proclaimed the button: "Luv
but doesn't always provide fi- that out without the state getting the Guy."