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calendar/) <br /> Editor's Picks <br /> ,(https://finance- <br /> Lakeville Mayor Luke Hellier said in an interview with Finance&Commerce that Walz was"open" commercexom/category <br /> to the concerns brought forth by the mayors about the proposed changes. picks ). <br /> Permitting reform bills introduced in <br /> Hellier said the mayors were concerned the bill would preempt the comprehensive plans that are 4'.,r . Minnesota Legislature <br /> 3/21/2024 <br /> developed over years by cities.Cities,Hellier asserted,are best equipped to handle their zoning <br /> issues,not legislators. (https://finance- <br /> commerce.com/2024/03/permitting-reform- <br /> Hellier said legislators believe that removing public hearings will create a sudden rush of bills-introduced-in-minnesota-legislature/) <br /> development. Ultimately,he said,cities are still going to struggle with the lack of capital and high Real estate colleagues remember <br /> labor costs. Ad 111h Ralph Burnet <br /> 3/21/2024 <br /> .(https://finance-commerce.com/2024/03/real- <br /> estate-colleagues-remember-ralph-Burnet/) <br /> Mayors tell Walz to say no on land <br /> Is +_ use changes <br /> 3/21/2024 <br /> .(https://finance- <br /> commerce.com/2024/03/mayors-tel I-wa Iz-to- <br /> say-no-on-land-use-changes/). <br /> Rachel acquires golf course site, <br /> faces lawsuit to stop development <br /> 3/20/2024 <br /> .(https://finance- <br /> commerce.com/2024/03/rachel-acquires-golf- <br /> course-site-faces-lawsuit-to-stop= <br /> Prior Lake Mayor Kirt Briggs said all plans in a city's comprehensive plan flow from the zoning that development) <br /> a city assigns. If the bill is passed,he said,those plans get turned upside down. ,. Anoka County,MnDOT launch review <br /> of Hwy.10 expansion plan <br /> One requirement from HF 4009 is that cities need to allow multifamily units to be built in districts 3/20/2024 <br /> that are zoned commercial. Five percent of Prior Lake is zoned for commercial development.This (https://finance- <br /> requirement would create a challenge for the city,Briggs said. commerce.com/2024/03/anoka-county-mndot- <br /> launch-review-of-hwy-10-expansion-plan/) <br /> "Commercial land allows a city like Prior Lake to diversify our property tax base;"Briggs said."We <br /> are doing all that we can to attract commercial business,and therefore the inability to safeguard <br /> land for that use challenges our economic stability." News (https://finance- <br /> commerce.com/category ne <br /> Beyond feeling the bill preempts comprehensive plans,Hellier also said the bill does not consider <br /> the way sewer and septic infrastructure is used in more rural cities and outer ring suburbs. Hellier <br /> points to Inver Grove Heights,which he said is fully developed and 40%of their homes use septic <br /> for plumbing. If you took a single-family home with a septic system and developed it into a six- <br /> plex,the septic would become overwhelmed. <br /> "I think some of the technical engineering aspect of what they're trying to do doesn't make sense," <br /> Hellier said. SEC climate rule prompts lawsuits,I <br /> companies are likely to prepare to... <br /> The bills have support from a coalition of groups including the Minnesota Realtors,organized The SEC's watered-down rule requiring companies to <br /> labor groups,business groups,nonprofit developers and some local officials. disclose emissions is already facing a myriad o[._] <br /> .(https:jZfinance- <br /> commerce.com/2024/03/sec-climal <br />