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Community Solutions Podcast

Aug 30, 2017

commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Jason and Andrew discuss something that may be a little foreign to all you city-dwellers. That is townships. What are they? How are they governed? Are they subject to the cities around them? Are they a bastion of freedom? We're going to give you the absolute best introduction to...


Aug 23, 2017

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In this week's episode, Andrew and Jason discuss what it takes in order to see success in turning around your city. In the end, the answer is a lot more simple than you might think. A good percentage is just old-fashioned elbow grease. What kinds of things have you got to be willing to do? In...


Aug 16, 2017

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, it's all about you. Everywhere we go, in our email, on our blog, on social media, we get questions from people who, like we were nine years ago, just waking up to how messed up our local governments are. They take it for granted that because they live in a 'like-minded" area,...


Aug 12, 2017

commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Andrew and I discuss the process of creating a municipal, county, or school board budget. There's a lot of smoke and mirrors in the budget process. It's only a part of the complete financial picture of an entity. Yet, it's important to understand what goes into a budget, how...


Aug 2, 2017

commsolutionsmn.com- In this episode, Jason and Andrew discuss the history and the growing power of the Department of Urban Housing and Development (HUD) over the ability of local governments to effectively govern themselves. From waving around billions of dollars with strings attached, to trying to dictate what kinds...