get involved in the greater metro area

do you want to be part of the growing metro area's planning process?
if so, look at the opportunities that are available to residents - be the change agent you want to be!

http://www.metrocouncil.org/about/public.htm

budget crisis in Minnesota - citizens advise!

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/03/16/midday1/

Spring Fever!

http://www.southshore-center.org/pages/Events/events.htm

Spring Garden Fair at the Southshore Center this Saturday, March 12!
great program planned - join in the fun!

Cure for Spring Fever!

An important bill that could affect where you live

METRO CITIES LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT!

The House Property and Local Tax Division is scheduled to release its division bill this Friday, March 11^th.  This bill, which will eventually become an article of the House Omnibus Tax Bill, is likely to contain state aid/credit cuts and possibly provisions similar to the property tax freeze bill (HF 481) authored by Rep. Runbeck (who chairs the House Property and Local tax Division) that was heard last week and laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. Metro Cities strongly opposes this bill, and testified in opposition to it last week.

HF 481 freezes city levies for 2012 and 2013, with no exceptions (this includes no exceptions for debt service on bonds issued after June 1, 2011). Cities could increase levies only with voter approval. The bill severely limits local taxing authority and decision making. A summary of HF 481 is included below.  Again, Metro Cities strongly opposes this bill as well as further reductions of state aids and credits to cities.

ACTION:  Please contact your state representative to express your concern/opposition to proposals that severely limit local decision making and budgetary processes. Click here for a list of legislators by city. Please click here for contact information for all House members and click here for a summary of the bill.

If you have any questions, please contact Patricia Nauman at 651-215-4002 or patricia@metrocitiesmn.org

Trail Committee

Have you wondered why Shorewood is "where the sidewalk ends"?
Well, exciting times are ahead for Shorewood!  We have formed an official Trail Committee - soon you will see how we can connect Shorewood to the rest of the world!