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Council Proceedings 5 City of New Brighton March 29, 1977 Special. Meeting. The Attorney stated hearing was properly called. Mayor Bromander directed with consent of the Council, that the letter from Steve Thompson, dated March 21, 1977 be public Hearing received and placed in the minutes. HRA Redevelop - Mayor Bromander directed, with consent of the Council, meat Plan that letter and survey dated March 23, 1977 by League of Women Voters, be received and placed in the 8:58 to 11:44 minutes. .Dana Brandt, President of the New Brighton League of Women Voters, reviewed the contents of the survey. In summarizing the results of the survey, she stated that there appeared to be a need to facilitate better communications between the HRA, Council, and .affected businessmen and citizens. Mayor Bromander directed, with consent of the Council, that the Guidelines for Alternate Plan Downtown New Brighton, dated March 25, 1977, submitted by the New Brighton Business Association, HRA Committee, be received and placed in the minutes Larry Karlen, president of the New Brighton Business Association, stated that the Business Association acknowledged the existence of a substandard and rundown buildings in the downtown but did not agree that blight existed. He stated the Business Association. disagreed with tax increment financing, but had not researched the question as to whether the HRA was or was not needed. He stated that the Business Association felt that the redevelopment area and redevelopment plan were: 1. Too big 2. Had too long a timetable 3. Would involve too many councils in the future 4. Lacked financial planning. 5. Was not desired by residents or businessmen: lIe further added that New Brighton businesses did not want to be subsidized and that the success. of tax increment in Minnesota was not good. He stated that the proposed district would be the largest in Minnesota and that the Targe taxincrement districts were the ones encountering the most problems.