Blog Category: Meetings, Events, and Activities

Notice of important Northfield City budget meeting

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 [...]

Women’s Equality Day Community Celebration

Please see the Home page (lwvnorthfieldmn.org) to read about this Commemoration of the 90th U.S. Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote and the founding of the League of Women Voters.
It will take place on Thursday, August 26, from 6:00 to 7:30 in Bridge Square.

Candidate Forum TONIGHT!! (July 29, 2010)

The League of Women Voters is hosting a forum with candidates for Northfield city council tonight.  (See the Home page.)  You can attend,  at 7:00 p.m. in the Northfield City Council Chambers, or you can listen in on KYMN (http://kymnradio.net/2010/07/29/todays-news-update-local-primary-candidate-forum-tonight/)

“What’s Up?” meeting, May 18th

Teena Keiser, President of LWVNCF 2010-11
On May 18th, the League of Women Voters Northfield-Cannon Falls hosted a “What’s Up?” meeting at the Hideaway in downtown Northfield.  Mary Rossing, the Mayor of Northfield, provided an overview of the options that the city is considering for addressing the needs for updating the Police and Fire facilities.  With [...]

Town Hall Meeting

State Sen. Kevin Dahle and Rep. David Bly will hold a legislative town hall meeting on Monday, March 29, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library.
“All are invited to attend,” Dahle said. “Hearing the ideas and opinions of the people from our community is invaluable in helping us to better represent our [...]

For members only: Legislative interviews – Jan. 20 and 25

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 [...]

Important! for members: Program Planning

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!

Tour of the Safety Center

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 [...]

Next LWVNCF Board Meeting

Monday, November 23rd, at 6:45.
Venue will probably be Co-op meeting room – to be confirmed

City Council Work Session – Monday, April 13, 2009

Kathryn Summa, LWV Observer
All Councilors present; also City Administrator, various staff members, consultants, and interested public.
There were seven items on this evening’s agenda;  items 2 through 7 were essentially policy discussions which needed evaluation, or possibly revision.
ITEM # 1 -  Update discussion on Ames Park Planning
What was listed as an “update”, turned into a  2 [...]