Just days before the 2010 election, political reporters are focusing on the gubernatorial candidates’ positions on LGA and property tax relief programs. CGMC encourages you to hop over to our Thank LGA blog to read these latest reports. Thank LGA also provides an easy-to-understand overview of the LGA program and profiles of how cities have dealt with recent cuts. Make an informed decision on Nov. 2 by learning more about LGA!
Insufficient land use planning adds up in road maintenance costs
Baldwin Township, an exurban township that grew by leaps and bounds during the housing boom and fell just as hard after the market crashed, has been a focus of land use discussions on MPR’s Ground Level blog. Without a growth plan focused on compact development, subdivisions popped out of Baldwin’s corn fields in a scattered manner, and consequently miles of new paved roads were needed to transport residents.
Christmas in New Ulm
[ November 26, 2010; 6:00 pm; December 5, 2010; 4:00 pm; ] Parade of Lights
November 26. The Parade of Lights heralds the official arrival of Santa Claus to New Ulm. Over 40 units in the parade are covered with twinkling Christmas lights. This magical event takes place the Friday evening after Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. in downtown New Ulm. Children of all ages will delight in this [...]
Join a CGMC policy committee for the 2011 legislative session
CGMC members who would like to serve on a CGMC policy committee are encouraged to contact the appropriate staff member below with your interest. Committee members prepare draft policy positions for the full membership’s approval and discuss advocacy strategies during the legislative session. Most committee work will be conducted via conference call in early November. [...]
Bipartisan group of MyMNBudget.com users favors balanced approach to solving state budget deficit
After a month-long experiment seeking to gauge the state budgeting preferences of Minnesotans, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) released an analysis of budget solutions submitted to their online budget simulator, MyMNBudget.com. The site, which has attracted over 3,600 visitors since being launched last month, allows users to create their own state budgets by raising taxes and/or cutting spending to balance Minnesota’s projected $5.8 billion budget deficit. A key finding of the analysis is that across all party lines, users favored a balanced approach of both spending cuts and tax increases to close the state’s budget gap.
New Ulm Shopping Opener
[ November 5, 2010 to November 6, 2010. November 12, 2010 to November 13, 2010. ] If you are not deer hunting in November, the place to be is the Annual Shopping Opener in New Ulm! “No license” is needed for this destination event.
Shopping divas make it a tradition to kick off the shopping season here in New Ulm. Eat, stay and play on either of the two weekends. The New [...]
New Ulm Art Walkabout
[ November 12, 2010 to November 13, 2010. ] The New Ulm Art Walkabout is an art show and sale that takes place the second Friday and Saturday of November (Nov 12 & 13, 2010) as part of the Shopping Opener special events. It gives new meaning to the art of shopping. There are two ways for artists to participate:
The walkabout provides space for [...]
