Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ For anyone in St. Paul and elsewhere who may be concerned about local control, here's a possible resolution for caucuses tonight.
WHEREAS, community members need to have a voice in the land-use and development decisions made for the communities they live in, and WHEREAS, county and township governments are the most direct form of representation, and convene the democratic processes closest to the people, and WHEREAS, townships and other local governments currently have the authority under Minnesota law to protect their communities and public health from harmful developments by passing land-use planning rules that are more, but not less restrictive than state regulations, and WHEREAS, community and township rights are important when the state government is slow to respond to community concerns, or when state standards are too weak to meet local needs, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the ______Party supports initiatives that maintain community and township rights to enact land use ordinances and rules, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the ________Party opposes any attempt to weaken township or county rights. Elizabeth Dickinson West Side St. Paul _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
