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Steve Brandt

Minneapolis
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Member, Mpls Board of Estimate & Taxation. Retired Strib scribe. Recidivist cyclist, marathoner, XC skier. Grandpa to three.
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Opinion | Help us restore the sacred Coldwater Spring sanctuary

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By Steve Brandt
| The Minnesota Star Tribune
Opinion | Help us restore the sacred Coldwater Spring sanctuary Recently, occupiers were sent home after being told the site wasn’t the place for protest. I’m asking them to come back and help us protect and preserve this habitat. Guest contributor(s) to the Minnesota Star Tribune "Coldwater Spring, or Mni Owe Sni, is a place with spiritual, historical and natural significance tucked between Minnehaha Park and Hwy. 62, just east of the once-controversial Hwy. 55 reroute," Steve Brandt writes.
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Showing Us “Who’s In Charge”

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By Steve Brandt
| Webster-Kirkwood Times
I am frustrated on behalf of a neighbor. But really, I am frustrated as a citizen of Des Peres. We have a neighbor who has been working with the city for months to replace an existing fence. The bureaucrats in city hall are citing ordinances that note prohibitions against their very nice plans to replace an existing fence. By the way, to replace it almost exactly as it is now. My concern is, why (or how) do municipal bureaucrats wield such powers?
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Minneapolis needs revenue, and it needn't all come from property taxes

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By Steve Brandt
| The Minnesota Star Tribune
Opinion editor's note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of guest commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. I'm the current president of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, the body that sets the annual limit on property tax increases under which the mayor and City Council must devise a budget and adopt a levy. Last August, I made the case here for diversifying the city's sources of revenue (" Minneapolis ought to diversity its income," Aug. 12, 2024).
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