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<br />n <br />. ". .~", . .... <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 1211 <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> VILLAGE OF NEW BRIGHTON <br /> RESOLUTION STATING'COUNCIL POSITION ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION <br /> RELATING TO DISPOSABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS <br /> WHEREAS the Legislature of the State of Minnesota is <br /> considering legis~ation (HE' 673, SF 634) relating to a mandatory <br /> deposit on thrOWaway beverage containers, and <br /> WHEREAS the Village of New Brighton is concerned by the <br />, problems which have attended the widespread production and use <br /> of throwaway beverage containers in terms of solid waste and <br /> litter generation, and natural resource and energy consumption, <br /> and <br /> ! WHEREAS the V;i.:t.l~~, o;f. New Brighton, ra~ sought to alleviate <br /> these problems byloc~h OIiq.d..nance prohibiting sale of such <br /> disposable containei:-s after July 1, 1973, and <br /> ;.,'~ <br /> WHEREAs,fhcbwever, .,~he' CQunc;i.lof the 'Village of New Brighton <br /> recognizes th~t such co~trol should be on a state-wide basis in <br /> order to be tr~J:1dp.ffeotive and l').ot penalize businesses in those <br /> certain forward....'iO\lo ok i.:ng local c.ommunities'whq have chosen to deal <br /> with such problems <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of <br /> New Brighton, Minnesota, That the Legislators from Ramsey County <br /> be encouraged to actively support HF 673 (SF 634) or similar <br /> legislation which will effectively control the'throwaway beverage <br /> container on a state-wide basis <br /> BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVED, That the Village Clerk is hereby <br /> directed to provide Senator Robert Ashbach and Representative <br /> R.ichard Andersen with a copy of this resolution. <br /> Adopted this 10th day of April, 1973. <br /> ATTEST: -4~f.'~_/~/ <br /> Gay.e C. Bromander, Mayor <br /> ~ :J- /~J <br /> 1. . ......-,?/ , <br /> ~-~~,.Q~ ,4-t'l1Ulx1/ , ~awck- <br /> Thomas F. Lewco k, Manager <br /> Vernon C. Pederson, Clerk-Treasurer <br /> ( SEAL) <br />