97-029
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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 97- 29
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF
THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE
CITY OF EXCELSIOR
WHEREAS, the City of Excelsior is one of the oldest, continuously-settled communities in the
State of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, one of the key values of the 1850s founders of Excelsior was to have a vital
commercial center; and
WHEREAS, Excelsior has functioned for nearly a century and a half as the commercial hub of
the South Lake Minnetonka area; and
WHEREAS, during the suburbanization of the area over the past fifty years, Excelsior has
maintained its position as a vital commercial center, fulfilling the role of a downtown for a regional
population of more than 20,000 residents and the businesses who support them; and
WHEREAS, the residents and businesses of the City of Shorewood have relied on the convenience
of the downtown Excelsior Post Office as they have traveled there for shopping and business transactions;
and
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WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service has communicated that a distinct possibility exists
that the Excelsior Post Office may relocate from downtown Excelsior as soon as early 1998; and
WHEREAS, the contemplated relocation of the Post Office out of downtown Excelsior would
not serve the best interest of Shorewood in that the sense of community and economic vitality of the South
Lake Minnetonka area would be affected in a negative way.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood that
it urges the United States Postal Service to work closely and sincerely with the owners of,private property
in Excelsior as well as the City of Excelsior to maintain a post office within the downtown area of the City
of Excelsior; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Shorewood declares that it
fully supports the efforts of the City of Excelsior and the Excelsior community to keep the Excelsior Post
Office in downtown Excelsior.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 14th day
of April, 1997.
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J es C. Hurm, City Administrator/Clerk
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