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State of Minnesota

The State of Minnesota Index site is North Star. This site provides links to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the state government and also to state agencies.
Minnesota State Legislature. This is the web site for the legislature. This will lead you to information concerning the House, Senate and Minnesota government in general. This is a valuable resource during the legislative session.
State Statutes are available on line at http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.htm.
Minnesota Planning, the state's planning and research agency, has a web site at www.mnplan.state.mn.us -- where the public can find information and data instantly about such issues as government spending, crime and justice, Minnesota children, state demographics, environment and development.
Metropolitan Council

MINNESOTA CITIES
City of Ada City of Adrian City of Afton City of Aitkin City of Albany City of Albert Lea City of Alden City of Alexandria City of Amboy City of Annandale City of Apple Valley City of Arden Hills City of Arlington City of Austin City of Avoca City of Babbitt City of Bagley City of Barnesville City of Barnum City of Baxter City of Becker City of Belle Plain City of Benson City of Blaine City of Blooming Prairie City of Bloomington City of Blue Earth City of Brainerd City of Breckenridge City of Brooklyn Park City of Buffalo City of Burnsville City of Centerville City of Champlin City of Chandler City of Chanhassen City of Chisago City City of Chisholm City of Circle Pines City of Cokato City of Columbia Heights City of Comfrey City of Coon Rapids City of Cottage Grove City of Crookston City of Crystal City of Currie City of Darfur City of Dayton City of Detroit Lakes City of Dovray City of Duluth City of Eagan City of East Grand Forks City of Easton City of Eden Prairie City of Edina City of Elgin City of Ellendale City of Elk River City of Embarrass City of Fairmont City of Falcon Heights City of Faribault City of Farmington City of Fergus Falls City of Finlayson City of Forest Lake City of Fosston City of Fridley City of Frost City of Fulda City of Gaylord City of Golden Valley City of Grand Marais City of Grand Rapids City of Granite Falls City of Grant City of Greenbush City of Hadley City of Hallock City of Halstad City of Ham Lake City of Hanska City of Harmony City of Hastings	City of Hayfield City of Hendricks City of Henning City of Hermantown City of Hibbing City of Hills City of Hopkins City of Howard Lake City of Hoyt Lakes City of Hutchinson City of International Falls City of Inver Grove Heights City of Iona City of Ivanhoe City of Janesville City of Jeffers City of Kenyon City of Kettle River City of Kiester City of Lake Benton City of Lake City City of Lake Crystal City of Lake Elmo City of Lake Shore City of Lakeville City of Lake Wilson City of Lamberton City of LaSalle City of Lauderdale City of Le Center City of Leroy City of Le Sueur City of Lindstrom City of Lino Lakes City of Litchfield City of Little Falls City of Long Lake City of Long Prairie City of Longville City of Luverne City of Madelia City of Mankato City of Maple Grove City of Maple Plain City of Mapleton City of Maplewood City of Marshall City of Medford City of Melrose City of Milaca City of Minneapolis City of Minnesota Lake City of Minnetonka City of Montevideo City of Moorhead City of Moose Lake City of Mora City of Morristown City of Mounds View City of Mountain Iron City of Mountain Lake City of Nashwauk City of New Brighton City of New Hope City of Newport City of New Prague City of New Richland City of New Ulm City of Nicollet City of Northfield City of North Mankato City of Norwood Young America City of Oakdale City of Odin City of Olivia City of Ormsby City of Oronoco City of Ortonville City of Osseo City of Owatonna City of Park Rapids City of Paynesville City of Pelican Rapids City of Pemberton City of Perham	City of Pine City City of Pine Island City of Pipestone City of Plainview City of Preston City of Plymouth City of Princeton City of Prior Lake City of Ramsey City of Red Lake Falls City of Red Wing City of Redwood Falls City of Remer City of Renville City of Richfield City of Richmond City of Robbinsdale City of Rochester City of Rockford City of Rogers City of Roseau City of Rosemount City of Roseville City of Rushford City of Rutledge City of St. Anthony City of St. Charles City of St. Clair City of St. Cloud City of St. James City of St. Louis Park City of St. Michael City of St. Paul City of St. Paul Park City of St. Peter City of Sanborn City of Sartell City of Sauk Centre City of Sauk Rapids City of Savage City of Sherburn City of Shakopee City of Shoreview City of Shorewood City of Silver Bay City of Slayton City of Sleepy Eye City of South St. Paul City of Spring Valley City of Stewartville City of Stillwater City of Sturgeon Lake City of Sunfish Lake City of Thief River Falls City of Tracy City of Truman City of Two Harbors City of Tyler City of Underwood City of Upsala City of Vernon Center City of Victoria City of Virginia City of Wabasha City of Waconia City of Wadena City of Waldorf City of Walker City of Walnut Grove City of Waseca City of Waterville City of Wells City of West Concord City of Wheaton City of White Bear Lake City of Willmar City of Willow River City of Windom City of Winnebago City of Winona City of Winsted City of Woodbury City of Worthington City of Wyoming City of Zumbrota
Twin Cities Free-Net City Section - hosts information from a number of local governments.

MINNESOTA COUNTIES
Aitkin County Anoka County Becker County Benton County Blue Earth County Brown County Carver County Cass County Chippewa County Chisago County Clay County Clay County Clearwater County Cook County Cottonwood County Crow Wing County Dakota County Douglas County Faribault County Freeborn County	Goodhue County Hennepin County Houston County Hubbard County Itasca County Kandiyohi County Lake County Le Sueur County Lyon County Martin County Meeker County Mille Lacs County Morrison County Mower County Murray County Nicollet County Nobles County Olmsted County Pine County Pipestone County	Pope County Ramsey County Redwood County Renville County Rice County Rock County St. Louis County Scott County Sherburne County Sibley County Stearns County Stevens County Steele County Todd County Wabasha County Washington County Watonwan County Wright County
Association of Minnesota Counties

American Planning Association and Local Chapter Sites
Alabama Chapter Arizona Chapter California Chapter California Chapter - Orange Section California Chapter, Inland Empire Section California Chapter, Los Angeles Section California Chapter, Sacramento Valley Section Colorado Chapter Connecticut Chapter Florida Chapter - Gold Coast Section Florida Chapter Hawaii Chapter		Illinois Chapter Indiana Planning Association Iowa Chapter Kansas Chapter Kentucky Chapter Louisiana Chapter Maryland Chapter Massachusetts Chapter Missouri Chapter National Capital Area Chapter Nevada Chapter New Jersey Chapter New Mexico Chapter New York Metro Chapter North Carolina Chapter		Northern New England Chapter (Vermont and New Hampshire) Oregon Chapter Pennsylvania Chapter Rhode Island Chapter South Carolina Chapter Texas Chapter Upstate New York Chapter Utah Chapter Virginia Chapter Washington Chapter West Virginia Chapter Wisconsin Chapter American Planning Association

Other Sites of Interest

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the national professional organization for landscape architects. With more than 18,000 members, ASLA actively promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship. The Minnesota chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (MASLA) is the local chapter of ASLA serving to carry out the society's mission on a local level through our membership of 300. We are growing in numbers and in programs, and are currently planning and offering a variety of service projects, social events, networking opportunities, and continuing education opportunities. www.masla.org

Minnesota Green Communities
Minnesota Green Communities is an initiative designed to foster the creation of affordable, healthier, and more energy-efficient homes throughout Minnesota. Through pilot funding of Minnesota Green Communities by the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, the Family Housing Fund, and Enterprise, four demonstration projects will be built in Minnesota (2005-2007) totaling 180 homes, including rental, homeownership and supportive affordable green housing. Visit Minnesota Green Communities at: www.greencommunitiesonline.org/minnesota.

CURA
The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) is an applied research and technology center at the University of Minnesota that connects faculty and students with nonprofit groups, public agencies, and others working on urban issues in Minnesota. The website can be accessed at http://www.cura.umn.edu.

Urban and Regional Studies Institute (URSI), Minnesota State University Mankato
The URSI program offers a two year graduate degree in urban planning (MAUP) and a 4 course Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning with courses available in the Twin Cities area. In addition, URSI provides interns for planning departments around the state and serves planners and community organizations with planning assistance through its studio courses. For further information contact URSI at (507) 389-1714 or Professor Anthony Filipovitch, Department Chair, at Anthony.filipovitch@mnsu.edu. The website can be accessed at http://www.mnsu.edu/ursi.

NextStep Sustainable Communities
http://www.nextstep.state.mn.us

Sensible Land Use Organization
http://www.SensibleLand.org

College of Design - Arizona State University
http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/index.shtml (This site contains a directory of planners)

Minnesota Census Information
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/27000.html

Library of Congress
The Congress of the United States has a presence on the web. This site is a jumping off place for the House, Senate and Congressional Record. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html

Center for Rural Massachusetts
Center for Rural Massachusetts is a site that has articles of interest regarding cluster housing.

The Planning Commissioners Journal
The Planning Commissioners Journal site had changed it's name to Planners Web The major focus for the Planners Web is the development of an "On-Line Planning Encyclopedia" or "OPE" for short. They have also developed a resource guide on sprawl. This can be found at http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl.html.

1000 Friends of Minnesota
Our mission is to promote development that creates healthy communities while conserving natural areas, family farms, woodlands and water.
www.1000fom.org

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