I was in St. Paul yesterday morning for the Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota’s Day on the Hill which their web site described as: … a great opportunity to…
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In what is perceived as a social stigma in a two-college town, members of Northfield Southwest Neighborhood Association (NSWNA) have filed a discrimination law suit against the City of…
I attended the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota‘s (BikeMN) third annual Minnesota Bicycle Summit on Capitol Hill on Monday, as I’m trying to get smarter about the state of…
For the next week (and maybe longer), I’m moderating three focused blog discussion threads on the Parking Management for Downtown blog. Although each one addresses the concerns of the particular…

Change the Open Meeting Law to allow our public officials to discuss some issues online without fear
I’ve been digging deeper into the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (OML) lately, because A) my citizen engagement work with the City of Northfield (parking) and the Northfield Public Schools (technology);…
It’s not been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon Northfield for me. The face-to-face meetings and online engagement activities for both the City of Northfield’s Downtown Parking Management plan…
The City of Northfield launched its new website this week. I like the photos (heh), but I’ve otherwise not had time to check it out. Post your comments, pros and…
Steve Malecha, operator for the City of Northfield’s Public Works Department, was mowing the invasive trees around Hidden Valley Pond last Friday, right outside my back door. The City rented…
In today’s Northfield News – Promoting Northfield’s identity: Convention and Visitors Bureau presents strategic plan In addition to approving the CVB’s budget at its Feb. 5 meeting, the council said…