A part of the OACCT's Public Policy efforts for 2010 is for volunteers from the Public Policy committee attend both City and County meetings and report back on items that are of interest/concern to business.
Public comments were:
1)concerns about city council members being required to live within city limits
2) concerns about the amount of property the city owns that are then not providing any tax revenue.
3) Comments were also given as to the old hospital and what is being done with it
Miscellaneous consent items and actions were approved., There was a first reading of a proposed change to increase the fines to lot owners for mowing heights from $25 to $75 and also to raise the mowed height from 6” to 8”. There was a viewing of a short video from the League of Minnesota cities concerning the budget issues facing cities to raise awareness of the issue there will be more to follow. These will be distributed between fall 2010 and spring 2011.
Meeting adjourned before 8 PM
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