Fwd: UPDATE- MN Bill to weaken local control stalls in committee | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: patty guerrero (pattypaxicloud.com) | |
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 11:35:20 -0700 (PDT) |
Yea! for those who called. patty > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Bobby King (LSP)" <bking [at] landstewardshipproject.org> > Subject: UPDATE- MN Bill to weaken local control stalls in committee > Date: April 7, 2016 at 1:10:20 PM CDT > To: pattypax [at] icloud.com > Reply-To: bking [at] landstewardshipproject.org > > > <http://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/_public/hasFriend.asp?aacwc=371562319802023057216178778111&email=pattypax%40icloud.com> > > Dear Patty, > > We asked you and other Land Stewardship Project members to make calls (see > action alert below) to Minnesota state legislators opposing the bill to > weaken local control and you did! Senators were flooded with calls and this > bill, which was on track to pass when this action alert went out over the > weekend, stalled in the Senate Local Government Committee on Monday. At the > hearing, after strong testimony in opposition and Senators on the committee > voicing concerns, Chair Sen. Patricia Torres Ray tabled the bill. The bill > needed to advance past this committee to meet a critical legislative deadline. > > Nothing is certain until the legislative session adjourns on May 23, but this > is good news and the result of legislators responding to grassroots > opposition. > > Bobby King > Land Stewardship Project organizer > 612-722-6377 > > LSP Action Alert: > > Calls needed TODAY. Bill to Weaken Local Control Gets Senate Hearing on > Monday. > > Sen. Sen. Pappas is on the Committee & Needs to Hear from You. > > Corporate interests are pushing bills to weaken the rights of cities and > townships to effectively respond to unwanted and potentially harmful > developments. This in turn weakens our ability as citizens to work through > our local government to protect our community. > > House File 2585 > <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2585&ssn=0&y=2015>: > Reps. Jim Nash (R-Waconia), Mark Uglem (R-Champlin), Mike Nelson > (DFL-Brooklyn Park), Leon Lillie (DFL-North St. Paul), Josh Heintzeman > (R-Baxter), Jerry Hertaus (R-Greenfield), Linda Runbeck (R- Circle Pines) > Senate File 2694 > <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=SF2694&y=2016&ssn=0&b=senate>: > Sen. Melisa Franzen (DFL-Edina) > The bills weaken the interim ordinance powers of townships and cities. > Interim ordinances allow cities or townships to quickly put a temporary > moratorium on major development. This is an emergency power that is essential > when the community is caught off-guard by unanticipated and potentially > harmful proposals, especially those from outside corporate interests. The > interim ordinance freezes the status quo and gives the community time to > review or create the appropriate zoning ordinances. Corporate interests have > long pushed to weaken these rights because citizens have used them > effectively to stop unwanted developments like factory farms. > > The bills require a two-thirds super majority to enact an interim ordinance. > Currently, an interim ordinance can be enacted by a simple majority — that’s > how democratic rights should work. > The bills would delay enactment of an emergency interim ordinance for so long > that it will often be ineffective. The bill requires public notice and a > public hearing before a city or township enacts an emergency interim > ordinance on "activities related to housing." The problem with this is that > neighbors often don't learn about a proposed project until just days before a > permit is going to be issued. Under this bill, by the time the township or > city posts a notice and has a public hearing on adopting the moratorium, the > project could already be permitted. This provision is particularly > problematic for township boards and small cities, which often only meet once > a month. For them, meeting this requirement may take months. By that time, > the project could be permitted and the moratorium be ineffective. > We are making progress. Because of grassroots opposition, two co-authors took > their name off the bill. Rep Paul Thissen in the House and Sen. Karin > Housley in the Senate removed their names from the bill. That leaves only one > author in the Senate and this is a clear signal to others that this bill is > controversial and not liked. > > However, the bill did move out of the House Government Operations Committee > on March 24 and gets a Senate hearing this Monday, April 4. > > TAKE ACTION! The Senate bill will get a hearing in the Senate State and > Local Government Committee on Monday at 2 p.m. Sen. Pappas, your state > senator, sits on the committee and she needs to hear from you at 651-296-1802 > or MAIL FORM > <http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1046&ls=> > Suggested message: “Sen. Pappas I am your constituent. On Monday, April 4, > Senate File 2694 will be heard in the Senate State and Local Government > Committee. Minnesotans value strong local control and township rights. Senate > File 2694 weakens these rights and I oppose it. Townships and cities need to > keep their power to enact an interim ordinance strong. An interim ordinance > is an emergency power that in order to work needs to be enacted quickly. It > allows for a moratorium on major development when the community is caught > off-guard by unanticipated and potentially harmful proposed developments. > Township and city local control is working as it stands now and should be > left alone, especially during this year’s rushed and unusually short > legislative session. Please, vote against this bill in any form.” > > Telephone calls are best. You can call now and leave a message. Be sure and > leave your name and say that you are a constituent. > > All Members of the Senate Local Government Committee: > > Sen. Patricia Torres Ray (DFL-Minneapolis), Chiar, 651-296-4274 or MAIL FORM > <http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1151&ls=> > Sen. Chris A. Eaton (DFL-Brooklyn Center) at 651-296-8869 or MAIL FORM > <http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1192&ls=> > Sen. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) at 651-296-3733 or sen.jim.abeler [at] senate.mn > <mailto:sen.jim.abeler [at] senate.mn> > Sen. Dan Hall (R-Burnsville) at 651-296-5975 or MAIL FORM > <http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1182&ls=> > Sen Alice M. Johnson (DFL-Blaine) at 651-296-2556 or MAIL FORM > <http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1206&ls=> > Sen. Bev Scalze (DFL-Little Canada ) at 651-296-5537 or sen.bev.scalze [at] > senate.mn <mailto:sen.bev.scalze [at] senate.mn> > Sen. Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo) at 651-296-5981 or sen.bruce.anderson [at] > senate.mn <mailto:sen.bruce.anderson [at] senate.mn> > Sen. Dave Thompson (R-Lakeville) at 651-296-5252 or sen.dave.thompson [at] > senate.mn <mailto:sen.dave.thompson [at] senate.mn> > Sen. Kevin Dahle (DFL-Northfield) at 651-296-1279 or MAIL FORM > <http://www.senate.mn/members/member_emailform.php?mem_id=1160&ls=> > Sen. Karin Housley (R- Stillwater) 651-296-4351 or sen.karin.housley [at] > senate.mn <mailto:sen.karin.housley [at] senate.mn> > Sen. Melissa H. Wiklund (DFL-Bloomington) at 651-297-8061 or > sen.melissa.wiklund [at] senate.mn <mailto:sen.melissa.wiklund [at] senate.mn> > <mailto:sen.melissa.wiklund [at] senate.mn>Please, let me know if you need > more information or hear back from any legislators. > > Bobby King > Land Stewardship Project > 612-722-6377 > bking [at] landstewardshipproject.org <mailto:bking [at] > landstewardshipproject.org> > > > Unsubscribe > <https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/_public/smSub.asp?aacwc=371562319802023057216178778111> > | Privacy Policy <https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/_public/PMPrivacy.html> > <https://www.thedatabank.com/> > >
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