September 2024 Newsletter
Your Monthly N4MN Update
🏘️ September 2024 🏘️
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Join Neighbors for More Neighbors volunteers lead a walking tour of some different kinds of homes around Bryant Square Park and end the 1.6 mile route at LynLake Brewery.
We'll have ample time connect in person, learn about advocacy opportunities within N4MN, and get some fresh air together!
Member Socials are open to EVERYONE. Bring a friend, and let's connect!
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Request for Proposals: State Policy Task Force Project Manager & Coalition Liaison
The main focus of this role is to support the Neighbors for More Neighbors State Policy Task Force preparing for and during the 2025 legislative session.
Our task force works in coalition to pass state-wide pro-homes policies in Minnesota, with a secondary goal of growing engagement in and commitment to Neighbors for More Neighbors. This role provides project management and volunteer coordination to the State Policy Task force and ensures task force coordination with other coalition members.
This includes:
- supporting current volunteers and onboarding new volunteers, and
- serving as a liaison with N4MN lobbyist and other coalition members to communicate and coordinate advocacy.
Application deadline: Wednesday, Sept 18th.
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📖 Extra, Extra, Read All About It 📖
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Understanding Land Value Tax: An Important Route to More Housing in MN
"Our current system under taxes the value of the land and overtaxes development. BY focusing on the value of the land itself, a Land Value Tax would encourage landowners to either use their land productively or make it available for others to develop." Read the recent blog post here.
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Planet Money story: "How to fix a housing shortage"
Listen to this Planet Money story and hear why N4MN and our coalition went to the Legislature to change the law to save + protect comprehensive plans and allow more homes!
Listen here
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Have Your Voice Heard To Create a Collective Vision for 2050
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The Metropolitan Council is holding a public hearing on the Imagine 2050 comprehensive planning guide for cities. Learn more about the process & let us know you're coming so we can support you HERE!
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Hard to keep track of all the great N4MN events?
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Did you know we update our public calendar weekly? Take advantage of this great resource & add it to your own Google Calendar by clicking the + sign on the bottom right of the screen here.
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2024 AARP Livable Communities Workshop:
Designing for People of All Ages
Virtual | Oct 17-17th | 12-4:00 CST
Through four core themes — Housing, Transportation, Public Spaces, and Community Engagement — the workshop will share innovative solutions and best practices to design places that benefit people of all ages and abilities.
Learn more here.
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