Life, liberty and landing strip on City of Mora’s radar There may not be air traffic controllers in Mora, Minnesota but critics say the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and state transportation officials have fallen asleep on the job anyway by approving a controversial airport expansion project estimated to cost between $1.2 to $1.7 million. This controversial airport project …
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ST. PAUL, MN—Christmas came early this week for several Minnesota farmers when state regulators unanimously rejected a permit for a controversial wind farm proposed by the City of New Ulm, which had threatened to use eminent domain authority for the first time on record to seize the wind rights over the opponents’ property in order to force through the 8-megawatt project. “It’s a first. They’ve …
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 …
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