Selling your house? Better ask the city for permission first The City of Columbia Heights is the latest metro-area municipality to consider imposing a "point-of-sale" inspection requirement on all home sellers. The city council on Monday debated the "Residential Inspection Before Sales" (RIBS) ordinance that would force homeowners to pay the city to inspect their house prior to putting it on the …
Archives for July 2008
FFM Bulletin 7/22/08
State pension fund manager gets huge raise The ongoing hiring freeze may have stopped the State of Minnesota from bringing on new staff it can't afford, but it hasn't prevented the state from paying more for some of the staff it already has. A lot more. Last Friday, a legislative panel unanimously approved a raise for Howard Bicker, executive director of the Minnesota State Board of Investment, …
FFM Bulletin 7/15/08
City Spotlight: Minneapolis to purchase $50,000 drinking fountains Later this week, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will unveil concepts for ten new "public art drinking fountains" to be installed throughout the city. The fountains, which were designed by a local artist group, are intended to increase demand for city water. Of course, the unveiling of new water fountains would seem a bit mundane if …