http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/mayor-cook-lobbied-state-jobz-program-7547 Comments for "Mayor Cook lobbied for state JOBZ program" xx http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/mayor-cook-lobbied-state-jobz-program-7547 <p>Hutchinson residents are receiving letters asking them to lobby their representative in the Minnesota House to support increased state aid to local governments as a way to help keep property tax increases low.</p> <p>Last week, Mayor Steve Cook and Economic Development Director Miles Seppelt did their own lobbying in St. Paul on behalf of the city. They addressed the Senate Taxes Committee on the benefit cities such as Hutchinson have gained from the controversial job opportunity building zones program.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/mayor-cook-lobbied-state-jobz-program-7547">read more</a></p> http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/mayor-cook-lobbied-state-jobz-program-7547#comments Government &amp; Public Safety Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:50:49 -0500 Terry Davis 7547 at http://www.hutchinsonleader.com