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New Prague council to pursue both referendum and EDA lease after petition on police-station bonds deemed sufficient
Summary
After staff confirmed a citizen petition met Minnesota statutory requirements, the New Prague City Council voted 4-1 to direct staff to pursue two financing tracks for the new police station: prepare a referendum on capital-improvement bonds and simultaneously explore an EDA lease-financing option. Staff will report back within about two weeks.
The New Prague City Council voted 4-1 to direct staff to pursue dual financing options for the city’s new police station after staff confirmed a petition requesting a public vote on using general obligation capital-improvement bonds met Minnesota’s statutory signature threshold.
City staff reported that Brian Paulson’s petition met the statutory sufficiency requirement of 244 valid signatures, a determination that triggers a limited legal choice for the council: either submit the bond question to voters or forgo the capital-improvement bond mechanism, city attorney Scott Riggs said.
“Under the statute, you either have to submit it for a vote or you can ignore it and leave it, lay on the table as it is, and it’ll still take effect that you cannot use the capital improvement bond process,” Riggs said, explaining the…
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