Comments on: Citizen Opposition to Proposed Annexation http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2956/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce Morlan http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2956/comment-page-1/#comment-44764 Bruce Morlan Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:58:01 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2956/#comment-44764 Excellent work, Northfield! I am very much in favor of this sort of thoughtful attention to all the needs of all the people. In just a short time (say, 50 years) we are going to be erecting statues to the planners who preserved the farmland we need to support our needs. Planning commissions, who are able to look beyond the next election, are the best hope we have for such foresight. Excellent work, Northfield! I am very much in favor of this sort of thoughtful attention to all the needs of all the people. In just a short time (say, 50 years) we are going to be erecting statues to the planners who preserved the farmland we need to support our needs. Planning commissions, who are able to look beyond the next election, are the best hope we have for such foresight.

]]> By: Bright Spencer http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2956/comment-page-1/#comment-44675 Bright Spencer Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:29:48 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2956/#comment-44675 If people knew what a rare and highly coveted resource they have in this black gold spread upon this Minnesota earth, they would never use it for anything like housing or factories. It is sacrilegious to do so at this point. Main Entry: sac·ri·lege Pronunciation: \?sa-kr?-lij\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus one who robs sacred property, from sacr-, sacer + legere to gather, steal — more at legend Date: 14th century 1 : a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God 2 : gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing — sac·ri·le·gious Listen to the pronunciation of sacrilegious Listen to the pronunciation of sacrilegious \?sa-kr?-?li-j?s also -?l?-\ adjective — sac·ri·le·gious·ly adverb — sac·ri·le·gious·ness noun If people knew what a rare and highly coveted resource they have in this black gold spread upon this Minnesota earth, they would never use it for anything like housing or factories. It is sacrilegious to do so at this point.

Main Entry:
sac·ri·lege
Pronunciation:
\?sa-kr?-lij\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus one who robs sacred property, from sacr-, sacer + legere to gather, steal — more at legend
Date:
14th century

1 : a technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God 2 : gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
— sac·ri·le·gious Listen to the pronunciation of sacrilegious Listen to the pronunciation of sacrilegious \?sa-kr?-?li-j?s also -?l?-\ adjective
— sac·ri·le·gious·ly adverb
— sac·ri·le·gious·ness noun

]]> By: Jessica Paxton http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2956/comment-page-1/#comment-44666 Jessica Paxton Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:07:15 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2956/#comment-44666 Tracy, thank you for this post. This is such a relevant issue for the citizens of Northfield, whether you live near this particular parcel of land (as I do) or not. This proposal is "obscene" on so many levels -- worse of all the fact that it seems as if (at least to me) that Johnson-Reiland is basically requesting that the city bend established ordinances just to accommodate them (and to do so quickly and "under the radar" of the general population). I attended the Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 8 and was encouraged by the resident turn-out (I counted much more than 30 people!) and their heart-felt comments, as well as those made by members of the Planning Commission and City Planner Dan Olson. But this isn't the end. This is the sort of unnecessary development that could have a really unfortunate domino effect on this community -- and others across the state and across the nation. We have an opportunity to set an example, by continuing to cherish our rural heritage. Tracy, thank you for this post. This is such a relevant issue for the citizens of Northfield, whether you live near this particular parcel of land (as I do) or not. This proposal is “obscene” on so many levels — worse of all the fact that it seems as if (at least to me) that Johnson-Reiland is basically requesting that the city bend established ordinances just to accommodate them (and to do so quickly and “under the radar” of the general population). I attended the Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 8 and was encouraged by the resident turn-out (I counted much more than 30 people!) and their heart-felt comments, as well as those made by members of the Planning Commission and City Planner Dan Olson. But this isn’t the end. This is the sort of unnecessary development that could have a really unfortunate domino effect on this community — and others across the state and across the nation. We have an opportunity to set an example, by continuing to cherish our rural heritage.

]]> By: Scott Schumacher http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/2956/comment-page-1/#comment-44582 Scott Schumacher Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:58:19 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/2956/#comment-44582 Thanks so much for putting this issue on Locally Grown, Tracy! A lot of us "sustainable types" like myself also need education on the planning process and how development impacts city infrastructure, services, etc. When I do the math, their really isn't a balanced win-win situation, and Johnson-Reiland Construction would be the only clear winners. A net loss to the city, and a net loss to agricultural land. Thanks so much for putting this issue on Locally Grown, Tracy! A lot of us “sustainable types” like myself also need education on the planning process and how development impacts city infrastructure, services, etc.

When I do the math, their really isn’t a balanced win-win situation, and Johnson-Reiland Construction would be the only clear winners. A net loss to the city, and a net loss to agricultural land.

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