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March, 16 2014

NEXT MEETING

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, March 27. We will have two speakers. One on Energy and one on Climate Science. Kenric Scheevel, Government Affairs Representative from Dairyland Cooperative will speak on "America's energy policy- Becoming Visionary or Becoming Vulnerable?". Professor Emeritus Terry Flower of Saint Catherine University will speak on "Understanding Climate Change". Our energy costs will skyrocket because of increasing EPA regulations. Climate change is used to justify every thing from the kind of lightbulbs we can buy to car mileage requirements to property regulation. Both speakers have promised to tell it like it is. Each will answer questions after their presentations. This will be a good one. Rochester Eagles Club. Meet and Greet: 6:30PM. Open mic: 6:45. Meeting starts at 7:00.

NEW LAYOUT

This week's Newsletter uses a new layout to try to make better use of the space available. We are learning and it may take a few issues before we get it straight. If you have a comment or suggestion, pro or con, please send us an email at rochesterteaparty@gmail.com. Thanks.

STATE AND NATIONAL TOPICS

SURVEILLANCE
Senator Diane Feinstein defended surveillance last summer when she said it was "protecting America". Last week, she indignantly claimed the CIA had improperly searched Senate computers. John Stewart was having none of it. He thought she should have been equally outraged when private citizens' data was collected, not just when the Congress is being spied upon.

A new book: "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business (Schmidt / Cohen) is very informative. It contains eyeopening information about the size, sophistication and scope of today's internet and surveillance capabilities (for better and for worse). Wordy but worthwhile.

OBAMACARE
Signups among the uninsured remain devastatingly low. This group was the one used to justify this program. They cannot afford it.

MNSURE
Signups on Minnesota's healthcare exchange, MNSURE, remain low. This program is projected to have a shortfall of $5 Million next year.

NORTHSTAR RAIL
Delays on the rail line from the Twin Cities to Big Lake have been a problem this winter. Taxpayers subsidize 83% of the cost of each ticket.

LOCAL NEWS & NOTES

CITY OF ROCHESTER

Here you can find the city's main web site and all the departments, boards, commissions and advisory boards.

ROCHESTER CITY COUNCIL

Go here to find all upcoming city council meetings, agendas & minutes as well as the other departments, boards or commissions meetings. The Historical Preservation Commission is to be coming out soon with their list of potential properties & could be more than 100. How will this impact development and DMC?

PLANNING & ZONING

Building and development section of the web site, where you can find what is in progress and planned for projects coming up soon. Also includes land development and commercial sites. Detail drawings of the new Senior Center, Rochester school building additions including all day kindergarten & more.

COMMITTEE ON URBAN DESIGN & ENVIRONMENT

Hal Henderson's proposal last month for a new 25 story Embassy Suites Hotel including 1 to 3 bedroom apartments, retail, roof-top plaza & restaurants.

Website

DMC

It has been said around town that the DMCC is behind schedule and holding up other important projects. Check out their web site.

Website

OLMSTED COUNTY BOARD

Topics at the last meeting were; Capital improvement projects, State rental rehab program, 2013 payments (spending) for a total of $343,848,699.90 and so much more can be found at their Website

HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT

The Maxfield Housing study will help define the strategic plan for local housing subsidies for the low income community. Cost for the report $31,190.00

ROCHESTER / OLMSTED COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

This group was organized to comply with the Federal Aid Highway Act. The Act requires all urbanized areas, with populations of more than 50,000, to have an organization designated by the Governor of the state responsible for implementation and maintenance of a regional transportation planning program. Link here.

ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

In the years since the previous Superintendent, Dallemand has left the Rochester district, many in the community feel the need for an in depth audit of the district's financials. #535

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS

You can find all active neighborhood associations their meetings and activities and their web sites here.

SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

Pine Island Byron Stewartville

LINKS & PODCAST

The United Nations and the EPA could be responsible for millions of deaths around the globe. Find out how & why in the March 12th podcast of Mark Levin's radio program.

KROC Mark Levin Sue Jeffers

BOOKS MOVIES & DVD'S

The new movie from Dinesh D'Souza: "America: Imagine the world without her."

Our founding fathers warned us that the freedoms they gave us were hard fought, but could very easily be lost. America stands at a crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future. America the movie takes 21st-century Americans into the future by first visiting our past.

America movie will be out this summer.

The Tipping Point book by Malcolm Gladwell
Are you talking about the idea of memes, that has become so popular in academic circles recently? It's very similar. A meme is a idea that behaves like a virus-that moves through a population, taking hold in each person it infects.

LOCAL POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

Annual TAX DAY RALLY Monday April 14th starting at 6:00pm Eagles Club SE Rochester

Olmsted County DFL convention March 22nd starting at 1:00pm Heintz Center

1926 College View Rd SE Rochester. Chairperson Mark Liebow 507-280-6032

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"And they might end up having to switch doctors, in part because they are saving money."
Barack Obama
March 12, 2014

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