Mayor Herb Bergson has renewed his call for a special session of the Minnesota Legislature to
approve a tax bill.
In a letter to Governor Tim Pawlenty sent Monday morning, Mayor Bergson wrote the following:
"Dear Governor Pawlenty:
In good conscience I can’t just walk away without telling you again how important the tax bill is to a lot of cities in Minnesota. The tax bill that would have returned $3.7 million of what we lost in LGA over the last several years is in desperate need. There is no doubt in my mind that we will have to cut police,fire and public works services if there isn’t a tax bill. I am not blaming anyone,we just need you to be a good leader and get the LGA to Minnesota’s cities.
Governor, I have heard horror stories from other mayors about how many police and fire services will be cut if the bill doesn’t come back. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and many more cities won’t have the resources to watch over its citizenry without that state aid. Please consider a special session and please give us the tax bill all of our police and fire departments need."
