League of Women Voters

ATVs AND PILLSBURY STATE FOREST
Comments Needed to the Department of Natural Resources

LWVUS Position: Natural resources should be managed as interrelated parts of life-supporting ecosystems. Resources should be conserved and protected to assure their future availability. Pollution of these resources should be controlled in order to reserve the physical,…

April 6, 2004

Submitted by Georgiana Campbell, League of Women Voters observer

The big news this week was the redistricting issue discussed during a closed session by the commissioners and their lawyer for 30 some minutes. One citizen in the audience, as well as Commissioner Robins, questioned whether that part of…

March 30, 2004

Submitted by Georgiana Campbell, League of Women Voters observer

The agenda included business from five departments plus that from County Administrator Gary Weiers. Some highlights:

Head of Community Corrections, Jim Haas, presented an out-of-home placement report . This report always interests the commissioners because placements can be expensive and…

April 5, 2004
Submitted by Mary Savina, League of Women Voters observer

The City Council met on Monday, April 5th for about 2.5 hours (the last meeting was March 15, with no intervening work session later in March). Items on the agenda included approval of two large bond measures for…

Remember the bus tour this Saturday, April 10 9:30-11:30!
Don Tarr and Joel West will be our guides.

Just show up at Northfield City…

The verdict on the appeal by the Rice County Commissioners was announced late yesterday. Again, the suit instigated by the Northfield LWV to ensure proper redistricting was upheld. This time the court ordered a Redistricting Commission be appointed headed by Peter Schmitz of Nerstrand.

Additional names to sit on the…

The verdict on the appeal by the Rice County Commissioners was announced late yesterday. Again, the suit instigated by the Northfield LWV to ensure proper redistricting was upheld. This time the court ordered a Redistricting Commission be appointed headed by Peter Schmitz of Nerstrand.

Additional names to sit on the…

March 22, 2004
Submitted by Jan Mitchell, League of Women Voters Observer

Jean Boardman was absent. Several parents were present to register their concerns about the future of the Link option at Greenvale Park. The Industrial Technology department from the high school was featured in the "Celebration" portion of the…

Supported Employment Bill, HF2465, to be heard Tuesday, March 23, 2004

League Position:
LWVMN Position on Mental Health: Support of a comprehensive and coordinated system of programs and services for mentally ill adults and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents (hereafter referred to as "persons with mental illness").…

March 9, 2004 -- 7 p.m.
Submitted by Pat Kriesel

Action: Public Hearing

John and Nancy Rinn asked for approval of a variance on their home at 302 Manitou Street to convert the existing attached garage to living space and build an addition to the kitchen, including a back entryway. The…

March 8, 2004
Submitted by Jan Mitchell

All board members were present. Some parents used the Public Comment opportunity to express concerns about the future of the Link program, and a teacher from Longfellow was concerned about proposed administrative changes

there. A report on the Middle School project indicates…

March 9, 2004
Submitted by Georgiana Campbell

Although the commissioners had nine agenda items this week, there are two that are of particular interest. The first was Carleton College's CUP request for construction and operation of a wind turbine. The only discussion was the

commissioners' chorus of praise for…