The NDDC’s Council-initiated, Staff-supported, Downtown Parking Conversation is coming up to milestones, roadside attractions, and destinations on the road to parking enhancement for Northfield. Supporters of a vibrant and vital downtown will want to explore these places of interest. The draft report on the Downtown Parking Conversation is available for your review. You can findContinue reading “Downtown Parking Conversation: Draft Report, Panel Discussion, Council Work Session”
Category Archives: Downtown issues
First Stakeholder Group Meets to Discuss Downtown Parking Management
As many downtown stakeholders are aware, the 2012 City Council directed City Staff to move forward in exploring a project to increase the supply of downtown parking spaces. In addition, the Council directed Staff and the NDDC to gather ideas on increasing leverage from existing downtown parking spaces. Through better management of our assets, weContinue reading “First Stakeholder Group Meets to Discuss Downtown Parking Management”
TIF District #4, The Streetscape Task Force, and Downtown Parking
In April of 1986, the Northfield City Council voted to create a Municipal Redevelopment District in downtown Northfield within which improvement projects could be funded with tax increment financing (TIF). The TIF district became known as Municipal District #4 and included a couple dozen parcels located in the C-1 and C-2 zoning districts, Downtown CoreContinue reading “TIF District #4, The Streetscape Task Force, and Downtown Parking”
Save Our Post Office – The Time to Act is Now
As most of you are aware, on April 5th, the United States Postal Service announced it’s intention to close the historic downtown post office and move service operations to the annex on the southern edge of town. Mayor Rossing asked the Northfield Downtown Development Corp. to organize a task force made up of key stakeholderContinue reading “Save Our Post Office – The Time to Act is Now”
Save Our Post Office – A Call To Action
On April 5 the United States Post Office (USPS) announced their decision to sell Northfield’s downtown Post Office building and relocate window service to the Carrier Annex on Cannon Road. A final decision will be made on June 3. The Northfield community has until then to try to reverse this decision! A Save Our PostContinue reading “Save Our Post Office – A Call To Action”