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- Providing utilities along the new Highway 371 alignment <br /> `., - Providing parking and aesthetic enhancements to the Downtown during <br /> maintenance projects <br /> - Expansion of the Industrial Park <br /> - All of these projects are important <br /> 11. Taxes <br /> In addition to maintain existing infrastructure,the City of Pequot Lakes has a <br /> number of important projects being considered (Highway 371 realignment project, <br /> Extension of sewer and water to the alternate TH 371 alignment, Industrial Park <br /> expansion,Downtown enhancements) The City is working to obtain grants for <br /> these projects,but if any of them go forward, some local funds will be required. <br /> Which of the following local funding strategies should be considered to pay for these <br /> projects: <br /> - Raising general property taxes (consider/do not consider) <br /> - Direct assessment to benefitted property owners (consider/do not consider) <br /> - A sales tax (consider/do not consider) <br /> - Do not support any additional local revenue <br /> 12. Promoting Economic Growth <br /> Which of the following strategies should the City consider when developing an <br /> economic development strategy? Choose all that you think the City should consider. <br /> - Reducing regulation <br /> - Strategies to keep the overall tax rate low <br /> - Tax Subsidies/Incentives such as Tax Increment Financing or Tax Abatement <br /> - Direct grants and loans to businesses <br /> Any additional strategies the City should consider? <br /> 13. Greatest Opportunity <br /> What do you believe is the greatest opportunity that Pequot Lakes should act on in <br /> the coming years? <br /> Is there an unrealized opportunity that the City should be acting on? <br /> 14. Greatest Threat <br /> What do you believe is the greatest threat that Pequot Lakes currently faces? <br /> What should be done to address this challenge? <br /> 15. City Government <br /> Pequot Lakes Staff Report 6(c)-4 <br /> June 18,2009 <br />