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<br />e <br /> <br />SUGGESTED RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SHERBURNE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF CO~~ISSIONERS PETITIONING THE STATE <br />PLANNING OFFICER TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT <br />COMMISSION CONSISTING OF THE COUNTIES OF BENTON, <br />MEEKER, SHERBURNE, STEARNS AND WRIGHT. <br /> <br />Whereas, Minnesota Statutes 462.381-462.396, the Regional <br />Development Act of 1969, as amended, provides that a Regional <br />Development Commission may be established by the State Planning <br />Officer upon petition of counties and municipalities representing a <br />majority of the population in the region for which a commission is <br />proposed, and <br /> <br />Whereas, within the area consisting of the counties of Benton, <br />Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright there exists a need for a <br />coordinated and cooperative effort to seek solutions to problems <br />which involve more than one unit of government, and <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Whereas, within this region regional planning is needed to <br />coordinate efforts in such areas as transportation planning, park and <br />open space planning, economic development planning, comprehensive <br />'health planning and criminal justice planning, and <br />COUNCIL 'VILLAGE <br />Whereas, the ~ of the ~ of ELK RIVER <br />Minnesota has carefully studied the Regional Development Act and <br />is of the opinion that benefits would be derived from the establish- <br />ment of a Regional Development Commission consisting of the counties <br />of Benton, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns and' Wright, <br />COUNCIL <br />Now~Ttq~~~fore, it is hereby resolved that the ~~fa~~~~~~'~ <br />of the ~ of ELK RIVER , Minnesota, supports and endorses <br />the establishment of a new development region consisting of the counties <br />of Benton, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright, and urges the <br />County Board of Commissioners of Sherburne County, Minnesota, to <br />petition the State Planning Officer' to designate a new Region 7W to <br />consist of the counties of Benton, Meeker, Sherburne, Stearns and <br />Wright, and <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />COUNCIL <br />Be it further resolved, that the ~~~~ of the <br />VILLAGE iI~~~ of ELK RIVER , Minnesota, favors the establishment <br />of a Regional Development Commission for Region 7W and urges the <br />County Board of Commissioners of Sherburne County, Minnesota to petition <br />the State Planning Officer to establish such a Regional Development <br />Commission in accordance with the provisions of the said Act. ' <br /> <br />(Execution and attestation in the form used by the Township.) <br />Adopted by motion by the Village Council of Elk River Sept. 5, 1972 <br /> <br />e <br />