Category Archives: Economic Development

The Outside Dining Liberation Front? Not really. However, we are restarting the conversation about outside dining in Northfield and encouraging our city’s leaders to implement a long term plan on this topic…like they have been doing for years in nearby Red Wing. On Tuesday, May 2nd, the NDDC Monthly Forum will bring both sides ofContinue reading “NDDC Sponsors Radical Extremist Group”

At last night’s meeting, the Council voted 6 to 1 to repeal optional Chapter 1306 from the Northfield building code. The NDDC had worked long and hard on this issue, believing, along with the American Institute of Architects, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota and a good number of other Minnesota cities, that 1306 was economicallyContinue reading “1306 Repealed”

At the next City Council meeting (Monday, April 17th, 7 pm, in the Council Chambers at City Hall), the Council will vote on whether to repeal or reinstate Chapter 1306, special fire protection systems, of the State Building Code. The NDDC distributed a statement on 1306, two weeks in the research and writing, to CouncilContinue reading “1306 to be Repealed or Reinstated Monday Night”

As I said in my recent blog entry about last week’s Locally Grown podcast, Tracy Davis revealed little but hinted at more concerning the “Draft Final” Economic Development Plan by TIP Strategies for the Northfield EDA. Rumor has it that Tracy will divulge more on this week’s show. Are the recommendations for specialized manufacturing orContinue reading “More to be Revealed”

Tonight, March 20th, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, the Council will hold a public hearing “related to possible repeal of part of building code (Chapter 1306, special fire protection systems)”. The public hearing will be “at or after 7 p.m.” The NDDC has been raising this issue for some time, urging reconsideration. BasedContinue reading “Public Hearing on 1306 at Tonight’s Council Meeting”