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03/22/00 10:00 '~612 428 0667 GBLC ~004/007 <br /> <br />Bruce D. Anderson <br />State Representative <br /> <br />District 19B <br />Wright and Sherburne Counties <br /> <br />Minnesota <br />House of <br />Representatives <br /> <br /> COMMI3'rEE$: VICE-CHAIR, CRIME PREVENTION; GOVERNMENTAl. OPERATIONS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS; <br />March ! 6, 2000 STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE <br /> <br />Ronald Wilkes <br />19695 1542 St. NW <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />D e ar '1~Tr .-Wilk'~'s :- ..... <br /> <br />Thank you for contacting me about the fact that I attthored legislation to obtain funding for a <br />community center in Buffalo. <br /> <br />You may be interested to know that the reason I authored the legislation, is the same reason I <br />introduce many of the bills I do - because constituents have aaa idea aaad request my help at the <br />legislature to make that idea a reality. That is my job as a legislator. I represent the interests of <br />those I serve. <br /> <br />In the case of the Buffalo Community Center, I was approached by the city of Buffalo, the <br />YMCA, School District #877, and the Buffalo Hospital, who had collaborated in the <br />developmenz of a plan for the community center. They asked if I would sponsor legislation on <br />their behalf', and that is how House File 2625 came to be. Unfortunately for Buffalo, the <br />proposal was not included in the House Bonding Bill that was recently assembled. <br /> <br />I am aware that Elk River does not currently have a community center, but I have never been <br />approached by local officials or residents interested in securing state funding for such a project. <br />In yom' e-mail you ask me to author a bill to request funding for a center in Elk River, <br />Unfortunately, the deadline for such legislation during the 2000 session has passed. However, if <br />you are working on developing plans for a community center in Elk River for which you would <br />like state assistance, I would be interested in hearing more about the project over the interim with <br />the possibility of authoring legislation during the 2001 session. <br /> <br />Thank you again for contacting me about this issue. Please be in touch if you working on plans <br />for a local community center. <br /> <br />State Representative <br /> <br />3~__2~ Aadland Ave. NE Buffalo. Minnesota 55313 <br /> <br />411 State Office Building. 100 Constitution Ave.. St, Paul, Minnesota 55155-1298 <br /> <br />(612) 682-1480 <br />(651) 296-506~ <br /> <br />FAX (651) 296-$607 'r'FY (651) 296-gsg6 email: rep.bruce.anderson@house.leg.sl, al.e.mn.us <br /> <br /> <br />