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<br /> By Lee Ronning by specific land uses.On average,
<br /> Arguments for saving fertile farmland adds twice as much to
<br /> farmland from being destroyed by local tax bases as it demands back
<br /> t O r ! a I s urban sprawl often center on the in services,according to the study.
<br /> environmental and social impacts of Using data gathered from the
<br /> rampant development patterns.But Minnesota Department of Revenue.
<br /> for better or worse,it's the financial Office of State Auditor and the
<br /> Q �0 bottom line that carries real weight Minnesota Department of
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<br /> 1 DA YTo1VS s with decision-makers.As a result, Education, the analysis found that
<br /> the environmental and social havoc in those three communities.for
<br /> wreaked by urban every S I in tax revenue
<br /> Tin- sprawl is oft4n justi- l��'r: ;:.� ;„ q "SS generated by residcn-
<br /> ). �� ..; .r V ',,,r~ „ tial development,on
<br /> 'rj,j V� , fled on grounds that , :, { D"r t"
<br /> i IR Ty Nv new development ''` "' '�Ij ^- " average 51.04 was
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<br /> a �f S Tff increases the tax base, !'v1w «•,~,°'�'r.),;° ^�.i)»�%S" spent to provide ser-
<br /> A` t0A 5 thus improving 41 s" ,e_ trda••r'"J`'",a vices such as sewers
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<br /> schools and other tiSist Se�`'F,i," � and streets.According
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<br /> C)J, , communityservices. � "" 's,� wx `^%^'-'i,.i.''' to a study conducted in
<br /> Q 4 However,recent ' r �-:.1V1.1.1:5);!,,,.,14:a1 : Wright County by the
<br /> Ilia financial analyses of ,;Tn„tro4'k .',a+; Minnesota Department
<br /> �}:� the costs of sprawling 4.,,aaWa �' 1”' k;W"`k of Agriculture,the fur-
<br /> G growth are knocking 35r;., ,,,ti,;;N .6,� ;;i' fir;„4/;, they away from exist-
<br /> • • CElEBRATI� TSE the legs out from x e COU �x;w.M' `t ing infrastructure
<br /> NE DAy A 1AR under the economic4; iurgj‘i.,04h,� n^t.k development is latae
<br /> O 'f A SALEjustifications for "''°nm��i Cfw:il,, ed,the more costly it is
<br /> oti QV _ uncontrolled develop- .�, ,+ r: .- ,,' to provide services.
<br /> ment patterns.Simply .;'.geog ica]i :: We conducted the
<br /> i ‘N put,land-gobbling res- r`4+''="'':t-""" ='=""r`'x &free-community study
<br /> SL idential projects often cost cornmu- in hopes of providing the kind of
<br /> 3Alt1.(Znities more than they give back in localized.bottom-line information
<br /> property taxes. that has already been well-docu-
<br /> That was the conclusion of a mented in other states.We hope
<br /> study recently conducted by the this data will help city officials bet-
<br /> Land Stewardship Project and the ter evaluate the impact of land use.
<br /> -.,, American Farmland Trust in three decisions on municipal and school
<br /> metroS1IIIIi\1.I[_1 Farmington.areacommLake Elmo district three
<br /> finances.
<br /> Farmigto .Lake Elmo and The thcommunities studied
<br /> Indcpcndence. were chosen because they represent
<br /> Entitled,Farmland and the Tax cities undergoing various stages of
<br /> n the Revenues per square foot.an important measure. Bill:The Cost of Community development within 25 miles of the
<br /> at store was a respectable S221.By contrast,the department Services in Three Minnesota Cities, Minneapolis-St.Paul downtown
<br /> the stores of May Department Store Co..St.Louis, the study traces the flow of rev- area.Independence is growing
<br /> emotion- recorded sales per foot of 5179(though its Lord& enues and expenditures generated FORUM to page 9
<br /> gured Taylor division stood at 5212). Dillard Department •
<br /> ;ably go Scores Inc.,Little Rock.generated sales per foot of
<br /> 5142. b ine Volume ru Number 35
<br /> 's.the And one could probably credit the sale-bonanza February 17. 1995
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<br /> Still,Nordstrom Inc.has won over a lot of local Editor.Kevin Mater 288-2102 Accounc Eceaui+ec Jolene K.&IL Rothe House Michael insidelspeaal projects tdKor.Ran Nies 289-2108 Holtman,fee lahnson.Cisna Pierce
<br /> :h last customers.Nationally.it recorded sales per square Surf worts.Sandra brio'288-2104 &linen r'arketplsce account Exewurd raurecn Tubbs
<br /> n 1989_ foot of 5381 in 1993.Importantly. it has accom- - A z,g.Meicteg` +tea Nvp.ekt,Accor Ad•erdlnt Coordinator..Ross PoucT 288.2136
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