Category: <span>Gov’t & Policy</span>

We’ve started inviting a variety of community leaders to submit commentary pieces here on Locally Grown. The first to respond is former Dundas mayor Glenn Switzer, co-owner of Switzer’s Nursery…

I was delighted to see in today’s Northfield News article about Monday’s City Council worksession that the reporter, Suzanne Rock, used the terms ‘councilors’ and ‘Councilor’ (italics mine): Excessive noise,…

A draft of a municipal liquor store report was a late addition to the addenda for the council meeting on Monday. It’s called the “NORTHFIELD LIQUOR STORE MARKET ANALYSIS AND FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS REVIEW” and it’s in two parts, both big pdfs. It was prepared by a consulting outfit in Mpls called the McComb Group Ltd (with a very interesting web site).

This report was prepared with the understanding that the results of our work will be used by the client to evaluate market and financial feasibility of a new liquor store.

Part I and Part II

The locations studied:

1. current location at 5th and Water;
2. 600 Division (just north of Lansing’s);
3. three different sites adjacent to Econofoods;
4. the Q Block (SW corner of Hwy 3 and 2nd;
5. NE corner of Hwy 3 and Woodley;
6. The Crossing (NE corner of Hwy 3 and 2nd

Which location do you like and why?

I favor the current location because it contributes to the economic vitality of downtown, parking is adequate, selection is adequate, and the City has plenty of other capital expenditure items on its plate.

FYI, I’ve copied/pasted the summary of the report (pages 23-25 of the Part II pdf) here.

The Rental Housing Study (PDF) that was handed out at Monday’s City Council meeting is on the city’s website. (I found it here.) I was unable to find the report…

City Staff and the members of the Northfield Planning Commission are pleased to announce the launch of a project website, www.NorthfieldPlan.org, which is designed to receive public comments and provide…