Xcel agreement delayed
October 24th, 2006
Hey — all right — make my day!!!
The Republican Eagle – 10/24/2006
Red Wing City Council members decided to wait to make their final decision on a multi-year property tax agreement with Xcel Energy.
After being informed by a resident that only the even pages of a stabilization agreement between the city and the utility were made available to the public, the body voted to table the item. Documents distributed to council members also lacked odd-numbered pages, resident Carol Overland told the body during the public comment period.
Though City Attorney Jay Squires said the issue wouldnâ??t pose a legal problem, some council members werenâ??t as comfortable.
â??How do you make a good decision without all the information in front of you?â? Council member John Key said.
Finance Director Marshall Hallock stressed that the document was â??essentially no differentâ? than similar drafts put before the council. There were, however, some â??minor clarificationsâ? in the final document.
Hallock couldnâ??t immediately say whether those clarifications were on the missing pages.Â
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