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• A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING STILLWATER MOTORS
WHEREAS; Stillwater Motors has been located in the St Croix River Valley since
1922, employing numerous persons, and;
WHEREAS; Stillwater Motors has consistently been an active community supporter
for several public and non - profit agencies including the sponsoring of the City of Oak
Park Heights Party in the Park as well as sponsoring a gift of a car for the over night
Senior Class High School Party and other charitable community events, and;
WHEREAS; the recent national economic downturn and its impact on the auto
industry has had affected Stillwater Motors, causing it to lose both its Jeep and Buick
franchises and over thirty full -time positions, and;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of Oak
Park Heights does support federal and state legislative priorities that would assist
Stillwater Motors in these difficult economic times, and
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council for the City of Oak Park
Heights does support investment in programs designed to help communities respond
effectively to lost local business and employment because of the closure or
• downsizing of auto dealerships, and
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Oak Park Heights does support the
all Federal and State of Minnesota efforts to help retrain the family members who
have lost their jobs in this recession.
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Passed by the City Council of the City of Oak Park J4ei hts tlxi 4TH day Of, 20C9.
avi BeauAt, Mayor
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Cit dministrator
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