by Jane McWilliams
A special council meeting has been scheduled for Monday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. to solicit public comments on the City’s 2011 budget. This is in advance of the City Council establishing the City’s preliminary 2011 property tax levy and well in advance of the formal public hearing held in early December.
The City [...]
Dear League Members,
The newly elected 2010-2011 local Board held a retreat on Saturday, June 5th. It was a great opportunity to get to know each other better (minus a couple of board members who were unable to attend) and to do some planning for the year. The agenda included reviewing the responsibilities of being a [...]
Brief notes from the January 4th Board meeting, taken from unapproved minutes, submitted by Secretary Corinne Smith:
It was confirmed that the new schedule for Board meetings will be on the first Monday of the month at 6:45. (Next Board meeting tomorrow night, Feb. 1st, at The Hideaway on Division St. in Northfield.)
Jessica had contacted Pat [...]
Here’s a link to the show last night (Friday, January 22, 2010) where Keesha Gaskins with the League of Women Voters Minnesota squared off against noted conservative David Strom: http://www.tpt.org/almanac/
Click on segment “Supreme Court Weighs In on Campaign Spending”.
Members from District 25 B will have a chance to meet with their Representative, David Bly, and State Senator, Kevin Dahle, on Wed., Jan.20, at 7:00 p.m. at The Hideaway, 421 Division. Members from District 36B can meet Representative Patrick Garofalo and Senator Pat Pariseau on Mon., Jan.25, at 7:00 p.m., location to be announced.
From [...]
The Senate and the House of Representatives have both passed health care reform legislation. But a final bill is not yet ready to go to the President. This is a critical time to urge your Representative and Senators, as well as the President, to pass comprehensive health care reform that will extend coverage [...]
Our annual Program Planning Meeting will occur on Saturday, Jan. 9th, 2010
9:00 AM - St. John’s Church, 500 W. 3rd St., the Old Fellowship Hall
Come grab a cup of coffee and join in the discussion of what we’d like to accomplish next year!
Brief notes from the LWV Northfield-Cannon Board Meeting, December 14, 2009:
-submitted by Janet Petri
Board meetings will tentatively be scheduled for the first Mondays of the month.
Legislative interviews are being scheduled. LWVMN requests that local Leagues interview state legislators. The results help LWVMN in advocating for League positions during the legislative session.
Several board members will meet [...]
Kiffi Summa and Jane McWilliams have arranged a tour of the Safety Center on Monday, November 22, at 10:00 a.m. The Northfield City Council has put replacing the Safety Center into their five year Capital Improvement Plan. This is the first step toward planning in order to begin the project in 2011.
Randy Jennings has [...]
Monday, November 23rd, at 6:45.
Venue will probably be Co-op meeting room – to be confirmed