Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:15:19 -0500 From: Jesse Mortenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
A project of the Green Party of St. Paul: August 17, 7pm A community event: Who says you can't stop chain stores? Macalester College Chapel 1600 Grand Avenue, StPaul in the Chapel (number 26 on this campus map: http://www.macalester.edu/about/mapbynumber.html ) Merrit Clapp-Smith will introduce her work as a Summit-Hill resident researching a new initiative to protect the unique character of Grand Avenue from a glut of formula stores, aka chain stores. Communities across the country have taken municipal action to protect the unique character of local businesses by significantly limiting or banning new development of formula stores. There’s no reason why St. Paul can’t develop the same level of support for local shops as York, Maine. This is an open forum: please bring your questions! Some topics: 1) What is the mechanism by which formula stores can be limited or banned? How well does this get at the issue of ownership (local vs. national/international)? 2) What is the history of formula store legislation in the last 10 years? 3) How did this come about? What is the situation on Grand Avenue that makes it a good candidate for formula store legislation? Could it or should it apply to other parts of the city? 4) How does this fit into St. Paul city code? How controversial is this likely to be? What legislative process must be engaged to get it passed? 5) What is the political context of passing such an initiative? What groups are needed for support, what groups will likely oppose? 6) Are there any other wrinkles involved, like franchising? Ways chains could get around this legislation? --fwd David Shove Roseville _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ 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/
