1973-4973rRESOLUTION 11TOa 4973
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING REIMBURSEMENT TO MUNICIPALITIES OF COSTS
INCURRED IN RELOCATING UTILITIES ON ALL STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY'S
WHEREAS, many municipalities have utilities located in State Highways, and
WHEREAS, State Highways have been, and will continue to be upgraded. and
changed, thereby making it necessary to relocate the utilities within the l~iighway`
and
WHEREAS, under the present Minnesota Statutes, municipalities cannot be re~
imbursed for the costs incurred in relocating such utilities g except in connection with
routes which are within the N~;~tional System of Interstate Highwayso and
WHEREAS, the host of relocating such utilities cannot usually be assessed
because the benefitted landowners were previously assessed for the same improvement,
with the result that such costs must be paid out of the general funds of the
municipality, and
WHEREAS, the cost of relocating such utilities should be placed upon the users
of the highways because such relocating is attributable to highway construction for
the benefit of highway users; and
WHEREAS, legislation is being introduced in the Minnesota State Legislature
authorizing reimbursement to municipalities of costs incurred in relocating utilities
on all state trunk highways and not dust those Highways within the National System of
Interstate Highways .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED that the City of Richfield does hereby support
legislation authorizing reimbursement to municipalities of. costs incurred in relocating
utilities on a 11 state trunk highways ,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent Hennepin County
Legislators and the League of Minnesota Municipalities e
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this Z3rd day of April, 1973,
ren L o Law L ~ Ma yor
ATTEST:
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Thomas J. Moran City CIF;°~:.