From the Northfield News’ Saturday July 10 edition:
“In anticipation of construction beginning on the downtown crosswalk plan on Tuesday, the city will host a public informational meeting at 5 p.m. Monday at the Northfield Public Library meeting room.”
For an explanation of the sequence of events and how the City plans to handle traffic during construction, read the complete story.
We were very pleased with the turnout and the good discussion at our forum earlier this week on Real Estate Taxes in Historic Downtowns. In keeping with recent tradition, we scheduled a meeting on an important topic the day after a major holiday weekend. Nevertheless, 35 folks came and contributed thoughtful questions and discussed possible strategies to deal with a growing vexation for downtown building owners.
Rep. Ray Cox and Sen. Tom Neuville were clearly engaged on this topic. They offered empathetic commentary to concerns raised by building owners Paul Smith and Joe Grundhoefer as well as others in attendance. When asked about solutions, they suggested making common cause with other cities through the Minnesota League of Cities, the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
For more on the meeting, see the article in Wednesdays Northfield News titled Downtown Taxes Discussed by NDDC.
Ray also did a fine job of summarizing the major issues presented at the meeting in his Wednesday weblog.
For all the photos from the meeting, see the NDDC mtg album on the northfield.org site.
The big summer holiday weekend is upon us. The Northfield Historical Society has pulled out all the stops for a fantastic celebration on Sunday, beginning with a flea market in the morning and fireworks as the finale. For a complete schedule and longer description, go to www.northfield.org.
NHS is in need of volunteers to help with the set-up and take-down in Bridge Square. Help is needed at 9 am on Sunday morning to raise a tent and carry chairs, and again at 11 am to do some decorating on the Square. Assistance is also needed on Monday morning at 9 am to take down the tent and return the chairs. If you have any questions, please contact Rob Shanilec at elrobbo@charter.net.
