Needs confirmation this authentic, but looks like a Hennepin County judge just invalidated Minneapolis’s 2040 plan. I have not checked to see if it’s entered into the court doc system (but came from a trusted source). Gigantic if true. Here are the 1st 4 pages …
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Uh, the environmental benefits of increased urban density, when properly assessed beyond the political boundaries of a municipality, are beyond dispute.
This opinion reads like an upscale Facebook rant.
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I’m not even a caveman lawyer but maybe city should’ve put up a factual defense?
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Idk, but the implication of this opinion is that the most environmentally friendly thing Mpls could do would be to raze itself to the ground.
Why should this plan require an environmental review when no previous plan did? Because the city took into account a growing population??
This will certainly will go to Appeals Court and probably State Supreme...
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Because previous plans did not presume such radical changes…that is why it is in violation of the law.