Thanks for posting this, Eva. In the twin cities, we are fortunate to have a regional planning resource and if it's what it looks like - giving back municipalities total autonomy in land use planning - it would have some pretty bad consequences. It says it refers to another act, and if you have more info on that please post it. I think my legislator (Hornstein) is on the committee and I'll ask him about it. I think Lipman is a conservative from Lake Elmo and that is a municipality that has had a whole series of disputes with the Met Council, both their state legislators and city council. The Met Council is appointed by the governor, and traditionally has been very partisan. This last group was ideologically diverse and I hope the next one will be as well. In addition to looking at the health of the whole region when making sewer/water/systems decisions, the council has to act as ambassador to serve all the municipalities and prevent and assuage these sorts of intractable differences. Meantime, this bill should not pass.
-- Nikki Carlson 4035 Sheridan Av. S. Minneapolis MN 55410 612.925.5884 > I'm curious about what folks on this list think about this bill: > > Lipman introduced: > H. F. 0030, A bill for an act relating to comprehensive local > planning; reestablishing local control of comprehensive planning; > repealing metropolitan land use planning and metropolitan council > review of local comprehensive plans; making conforming changes; > amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 103B.231, subdivision 7; > 103B.255, subdivision 8; 462.355, subdivision 1a; 473.146, > subdivision 1; 473.1551, subdivision 1; 473.173, subdivisions 3, 4; > 473.867, subdivisions 1, 6; 473.871; 473H.02, subdivisions 4, 7; > repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 103B.205, subdivisions 6, > 7, 10; 473.175; 473.851; 473.852; 473.853; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857; > 473.858; 473.859; 473.86; 473.861; 473.862; 473.863; 473.864; > 473.865; 473.866; 473.868; 473.869; 473.87. > The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on > Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. > > > Eva Young > Near North > Minneapolis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum > http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro > Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day. _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
