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<br />IT)) [RlL~JI~u <br /> <br />Jal1l1ary 3,2007 <br /> <br />Re: Wille ill Grocery Stores <br /> <br />Represell tati \T e/S ellator: <br /> <br />TIle Millllesota Grocers Associatioll is, Ollce agail1, pllSllil1g legislatioll to allo\v \vine to <br />be sold ill grocery stores. If passed, tl1is legislation \vould have a negative ill1pact 011 an <br />ill1portal1t SOllrce of revenlle for tIle City of Elk River. TIle profits froln our liqllor <br />operations go illtO COll1111Ullity projects alld llelp lo\ver property taxes. <br /> <br />A1lotller cOllseqllellce of tile proposed legislation \VOllld be tile loss of control of alcoll01 <br />sales Wl1iclll11l11licipal operatiollS 110\V llave \vithill tl1eir COllll1ll111ities. Along \vitIl profits, <br />cOIltral is all esselltial reaSOll cities l1ave liqllor operatiol1s. TIle State of Mil111esota l1as a <br />good systell1 ill place to lill1it sales of alcohol to ll1illors alld it would be a step backwards <br />to allo\v tIle sale of \Vil1e ill grocery stores. <br /> <br />Weare aslcil1g YOlI to oppose tllis legislation alld llelp tIle City of Elk River continue to <br />sell alcoIlo1 respollsibly alld for the bel1efit of Ollr citizellS. <br /> <br />Sillcerely <br /> <br />Mayor StepIlanie Klillzillg <br />011 beIlalf of tIle Elk Ri\Ter City COlIllCil <br /> <br />S:\OFFSITE\LIQUOR\ \Vine in grocery letter2.doc <br />