CGMC Advocacy Issues
CGMC’s successful advocacy program provides significant benefits to cities throughout greater Minnesota. Click on one of the headings below to learn more.
- Promote better land use and zoning controls in areas surrounding cities
- Address environmental issues related to urban sprawl in townships and unorganized territories
- Prevent efforts by townships to reinstate the election requirement and other obstacles to annexation, including annexation moratoriums
- Support the enhancement and expansion of economic development and redevelopment tools for greater Minnesota
- Fund economic development and redevelopment programs
- Support environmental regulations that are based on sound science
- Educate legislators on environmental issues facing greater Minnesota cities
- Promote fair mechanisms for paying for environmental programs
- Oppose cuts, whenever proposed to LGA
- Mobilized legislative support and public opinion for LGA
- Fight for a fair, rational and sustainable LGA formula
- Develop comprehensive legislation to fund highways and transit
- Fight for a fair distribution of transportation dollars between the metro area and greater Minnesota
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