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RECEIVED <br />FEB 1 5 1991 <br /> ............ <br /> <br />Land Stewar~ip iProject * 14758 Ostlund Trail N. * Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota 55047 <br /> (612) 433-2770 * FAX (612) 433-2704 <br /> <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Beth Waterhous¢, Chair <br />Minnesota C~unci] <br /> of Nonproflts <br />St. Paul, Mmnemta <br /> <br />Dana Jackson, V,ce Chair <br />Thc Land Institute <br />Sahna, K~mas <br /> <br />Leo P, ov~ekamp, Sec./Treas. <br />Farmer <br />l. aewiston, Minnesota <br /> <br />Bob Duban <br />Farmer <br />Dundas, Minnesota <br /> <br />Joseph Fit:gerald <br />National Catholic <br /> Rural Life Conference <br />Des Moines, Iowa <br /> <br />P~,ob~n J. Gray <br />Resource Management <br /> Consultants, inc. <br />Washington, D.C. <br /> <br />Rev. O.M. Gunderson <br />ELC. A Pastor <br />Granite Falls, Minnesota <br /> <br />Lan? Olson <br />Farmer <br />Granite Falls, MinnesOta <br /> <br />Victor Ray <br />National Farmers <br /> Union, Retired <br />Little R~ck, Arkansas <br /> <br />Ann Robinson <br />lmak Walton League <br />Decorah, Iowa <br /> <br />Ron Kroese <br />Executive Director <br /> <br />F1ELD OFFICES <br />CANNON RIVER <br />WATERSHED <br />127 B Northwest 4th Street <br />Faribauh, Minnesota 5.5021 <br />(507) 334-0014 <br /> <br />SOLFFH EASTERN <br />MINNESOTA <br />180 E. Mare St.. RO. Box 815 <br />Lewiston, Minnesotn 559:52 <br />(507) 523.3366 <br /> <br />WESTERN <br />MINNESOTA <br />103 West N~cho~s <br />Montevideo. Mmneso,~ 56265 <br />(612) 269-2105 <br /> <br />FebrUary 14, 1990 <br /> <br /> Dear Friend: <br /> <br />This February the Land Stewardship Project held public hearings on <br />She Problem of farmland loss to urban development in the metro area. <br />~creenings of "Turn Here Sweet Corn" were held in Dakota, Washington, <br /> o!amsey, Anoka and Scott counties. Those in attendance took part in <br /> ll0w up discussions that generated good ideas and possible <br /> ~lu$ions to the problem of urban sprawl. We agree that farmland <br /> near'the Twin Cities needs to be preserved. So where do we go from <br /> here? <br /> <br /> We gO to Watertown and Ham Lake --for follow up'workshops that will <br /> lOok'at existing government programs for land preservation and <br /> eXplOre new community based alternatives. <br /> <br />WHEN: Tuesday, March 5, 7:00-9:30 pm <br />WHERE: Church of Immaculate Comception, 109 Angel St. NW, <br /> Watertown, MN (Directions - County Rd. 20 to Watertown to <br /> Angel St, go SW on Angel, church is at corner of <br /> Territorial and Angel Streets). <br /> <br />WHEN: Thursday, March 7, 7-9:30 PM <br />WHERE: GlenCary Lutheran Church, 15531 Central Ave. NE, Ham Lake <br /> (Directions - HWY 65 to County Rd. 61, go east on 61 one <br /> block to Central Ave., go north on Central to church - <br /> next to City Hall). <br /> <br />TOpiCs to be discussed at the workshop include: <br /> <br />Local Planninq and Zoninq. How development decisions are <br />made and how you can be involved in development policy at <br />the local level. <br /> <br />Metropolitan Aq Preserves Proqram. A representative from <br />the Met Council will be on hand to explain and answer <br />questions about this program. How to improve Ag Preserves <br />will also be discussed. <br /> <br />Printed on Recycled Paper <br /> <br /> <br />