The Environmental Quality Board Water Resources Committee developed 11 draft recommendations about ways to prevent and correct water supply and wastewater treatment problems. Recommendations include developing a unified mission in local plans, and targeting state grant and loan funding.

Property Tax Reform for Smart Growth analyzes Minnesota's property tax system and describes an alternative approach called site value taxation. It shows how the current property tax system penalizes urban landowners for improving property, discourages redevelopment and stimulates sprawl. The incentives and effects of a site value alternative are investigated. The study examines:

The Pathways Project identified and explored barriers to sustainable development in the areas of energy, manufacturing and settlement. This report provides highlights from a dozen Pathways reports, including descriptive briefing papers, reports that explore a specific policy issue and studies conducted by consultants for the Pathways Project. Each report offers policy-makers options to improve existing policies for Minnesota's economy, environment and communities today and in the future.

Funding for the Pathways Project was provided by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.

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