…at least this Friday. The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) is pleased to announce Commercial Property Taxpayer’s Specials, Friday, May 15th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at select establishments in historic downtown Northfield. Bring your commercial property tax statement in for a 50% discount on beverages. It’ll be the best deal that commercial propertyContinue reading “Commercial Property Tax Payers Get a Break in Downtown Northfield”
Category Archives: Downtown issues
NDDC Thanks Representative Bly and Senator Dahle for Commercial Property Tax Proposals
The Northfield Downtown Development Corporation (NDDC) would like to thank Representative Bly and Senator Dahle for introducing bills at the State Legislature that are intended to address the commercial property tax situation in downtown Northfield. It is encouraging for us to see some action on this issue that has such a significant impact for soContinue reading “NDDC Thanks Representative Bly and Senator Dahle for Commercial Property Tax Proposals”
NDDC Testifies at Senate Property Tax Hearing
NDDC board members and staff traveled to St. Paul again this morning to give testimony on the commercial property tax issue in downtown Northfield. It was in support of a bill introduced by Senator Kevin Dahle. It gave us an opportunity to provide the committee members with important details of the issue. We illustrated theContinue reading “NDDC Testifies at Senate Property Tax Hearing”
Minneapolis Considers Downtown Improvement District
An editorial in today’s (August 4th) Star Tribune, A private sector fix for a downtown in need, supports the creation of a Downtown Improvement District for Minneapolis. A Downtown Improvement District, or Business Improvement District, as they’re known in most of the country, or Special Services District, as they’re technically called in Minnesota, or DowntownContinue reading “Minneapolis Considers Downtown Improvement District”
Special Block Head Gathering on Quality of Life Issues
Almost two dozen downtown stakeholders attended a quickly assembled Special Block Head Gathering this morning at the Rueb-N-Stein. The topics could be categorized as relating to quality of life and included cleanliness, respect, safety, and friendliness. The meeting was called by City Councilor Jim Pokorney and NDDC VP Joe Grundhoefer in response to recent experiencesContinue reading “Special Block Head Gathering on Quality of Life Issues”