Star Tribune Thu, 01 May 2008 03:36:15 GMT
St. Bonifacius: A city that would be Splitsville
Citing differences with highfalutin' Hennepin County and its transit tax, St. Boni says it wants to switch to Carver. Light rail is a long, long way from St. Bonifacius, a tiny city whose uptown and downtown are but a block apart. The city of 2,300 sits in Hennepin County's far southwest corner, close to Carver County -- so close, in fact, that its officials are exploring how it might switch counties. They say Carver County has lower taxes, more responsive law enforcement and no multimillion-dollar stadiums. The last straw: the new transit sales tax, which Hennepin adopted and Carver did not. "Our tax dollars seem to find their way, very quickly, to Minneapolis and its pet projects," said Mayor Rick Weible. "I think the idea is, look, we're feeling a little left out here."
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