Mothballed
I need to put this blog on the shelf for awhile. As one of the Triumvirate, I seem to be spending all my discretionary computer time blogging over on Locally Grown, and many of my posts there have to do with planning and development.
December 29, 2007
November 12, 2006
Presentation on Low-Impact Development on 11/14/06
This coming Tuesday, Nov. 14, a presentation on Low-Impact Development will be given by Jay Michels, Coordinator of the Twin Cities Project NEMO (Nonpoint source pollution Education for Municipal Officials).
If we can get beyond the trendy obfuscation of terms like "low impact", "nonpoint source pollution", etc., this simply means finding responsible accommodation between land use and natural resource protection. The "Low-Impact Development" concept has specifically to do with stormwater management in an environmentally sensitive and cost-effective way.
Stormwater management doesn't sound very sexy, but it's very much to the point when so much of our land use involves paved roads and ginormous parking lots. The Planning Commission is considering some LID language in our updated Comprehensive Plan and land use ordinances. Anyone concerned with growth, land use, and environmental issues would probably find this presentation interesting.
Part of the regular Planning Commission meeting at City Hall, which begins at 7:00p on Tuesday evening, the presentation is free and open to the public.
August 06, 2006
Involuntary Sabbatical
Between my business schedule this summer and the technical snafus in moving my blog, I'm still not fully functional online. Thank you for your patience as I resolve these issues.
March 14, 2006
Double Duty
As of Monday, Feb. 27, I am now serving on the Planning Commission as well as on the Economic Development Authority. (Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend my first meeting until the end of March.) This means, among other things, that I'll be able to broaden the scope of this blog without getting too far off topic.
In that spirit, I'll offer up an interesting link, "Will 70 Million Americans be Stranded in 2030?" It's something to keep in mind, especially in light of Northfield's demographic projections.
November 25, 2005
BLOGGARD (Blogger + Laggard)
My business concerns caused me to miss several EDA meetings in a row, and as a result my blog has suffered. I’m trying to get caught up on all the issues, but it may be awhile before I’m up to providing a cogent analysis. But I hope to make a few brief entries here to keep things lively, and hope I can make up for the lack of depth in the near future. (There, Griff.)
BLOGGARD (Blogger + Laggard)
My business concerns caused me to miss several EDA meetings in a row, and as a result my blog has suffered. I’m trying to get caught up on all the issues, but it may be awhile before I’m up to providing a cogent analysis. But I hope to make a few brief entries here to keep things lively, and hope I can make up for the lack of depth in the near future. (There, Griff.)
August 10, 2005
A Brief Introduction
Hello, and welcome to my blog. Thanks for reading.
I've been a Northfield resident for the past fifteen years, and a member of the City's Economic Development Authority for five. My service on the EDA is part of my commitment to the Northfield community....call it a labor of love. Two sets of my great-great- grandparents emigrated from Denmark to rural Dakota County (Greenvale and Eureka Townships) in the early 1860s, and both my grandmother and my father were graduates of Northfield High School. My children are fifth-generation area residents. I love this place.
Originally, the EDA's mission of economic development was defined as
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