MSRPO in The News
Published by admin on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 00:00Coalition of groups working to stop the spread of Asain carp into the St. Croix, Minnesota and Upper Mississippi Rivers
Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates Blog
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Legislative Summit Jan 14, 2012
Published by admin on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 00:00The theme of this year's summit is BOLD ACTION NOW
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Tax Reform Now
Published by admin on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 00:00Now is the time to push for a total state and local fiscal system overhaul.
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Jeff Forester Reads Legacy Letter on TPT
Published by admin on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 00:00Jeff Forester reads his eassay, "My Great great grandfather was a cousin jack."
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Will They Sell Your Land Out From Underneath You?
Published by admin on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 00:00The DNR has sold mining leases beneath hundreds of private property owner's land in the north woods - have they sold the land out from underneath your home or cabin?
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MSRPO 2011 Annual Meeting Party
Published by admin on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 00:00The 2011 MSRPO Annual Meeting will be a lot of fun, so mark your calendars and plan on attending. You will also have a chance to get instruction by the DNR in Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) inspection, focusing on the new AIS rules to stop the spread of AIS.
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Zebra Mussels Overrun Minnetonka
Published by admin on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 00:00Zebra Mussels Over-Running Lake Minnetonka. MSRPO offers AIS inspection and decontamination certification and response.
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Special Legislative Session Update
Published by admin on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 00:00Few people are happy with the compromise. Minnesota has had systemic and growing budget deficits almost every biennium (excluding 2005) for about a decade and the current package will not alter our state's structural budget imbalance.
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Forester speaks up for recreational property owners at the Capitol
Published by admin on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 00:00Jeff Forester, executive director of the Minnesota Seasonal and Recreational Property Owners Coalition, says, "Our property tax code is one of the most environmentally destructive in the nation. We spend tens of millions of dollars trying to preserve our lakes and rivers, but our property tax system almost guarantees it will fail because the taxes are so high that property owners have to keep subdividing and building in order to hold on to a piece of it."
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Funding Opportunities to Help You Protect Your Lake from Aquatic Invasive Species.
Published by admin on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 17:57MSRPO is still monitoring events at the legislature, and discovered a great opportunity for our members and their lake associations to fund their Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) work. This is one of the benefits of having full-time representation at the capitol. For the first time, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council has included in its 2013 RFP (Request for Proposals) language giving priority to "permanent solutions to aquatic invasive species."