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WHEREAS, <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION 03-22 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />A RESOLUTION OF SUI~PORT FOR OLIVER KELLY FARM <br /> <br />The Oliver Kelly Farm ha~ such historic significance ~hat it was designated a National <br />Historic Landmark by the ~JS Department of Interior s National Register of Historic <br />Places, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />On average, more than 14,~00 school age children annually visit the Oliver Kelly Farm <br />to learn through inter-actiop with staff and livestock how farrmng was conducted in <br />1850, and <br /> <br />On average, an additional 113,000 adults visit the Kelly Farm annually, contributing to <br />the local economy and enh ~ncing Elk River's reputation as a destination, and <br /> <br />The National Grange has n ~aintamed an ongoing relationship with the Minnesota <br />Historical Society for 40 ye frs regarding the Kelly Farm, a relationship that has inspired <br /> <br />national and international v [sitors to come to the Farm to learn about Oliver Kelly and <br />his family, the start-up of t}.e national Grange Movement, and the origins of agriculture <br />in Minnesota, and <br /> <br />In the interests of authenticity, the Oliver Kelly Farm has incorporated a unique historic <br />livestock breeding and crop and garden seeds program that will be severely damaged <br />once the site ceases to operite as a living history farm, and <br /> <br />The Oliver Kelly Farm is ot <br />Minnesota, and <br /> <br />Elk River and surrounding <br />members of the Minnesota <br />significant community resot <br />on a temporary basis - the <br /> <br />te of the oldest continually operating family farms in <br /> <br />:ommunities, lSD #728, local school children, and local <br />?tistorical Society, will lose access to a locally and nationally <br />rce, should the Minnesota Historical Society close - even <br />)hver Kelly Farm. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED t~at the Elk River Mayor and Council strongly encourage the <br />Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota I~. egislature to aggressively search for ways to continue to <br />fund the operations of the Oliver Kelly Farm Hisloric site, past the anticipated closing date of July 1, 2003. <br />Passed and adopted this 24th day of March 2003. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Sandra A. Peine, City. Clerk <br /> <br />Stephanie Kd_inzing, Mayor <br /> <br />S:~DM1N\ResolutionsX2003 ResolutionsLApproved\03-22 RES.doc <br /> <br /> <br />