Envision Minnesota

Envision Minnesota’s challenge to our leaders is to think long-term and make tough choices. A leader’s challenge is to prioritize and develop strategies that address a wide range of complex public policy issues. We need to support them so they can develop these priorities and strategies in a focused, thoughtful and meaningful way. We think that coming together with a simple statement sends a powerful message to candidates for the 2006 election. The Envision Minnesota project is deliberately non-partisan in approach, with the intention to bring together individuals from all ideologies around a consent agenda that all Minnesotans should agree on. By signing on you have joined a diverse group of citizens representing business, political, religious, labor and many other viewpoints.

Although our project is small, this grassroots effort to bring citizens together around the important issues of how we protect and enhance both our environment and the future of our communities has never been more important. We, like you, are aware that there are many competing priorities. Our leaders need us to help them with thoughtful and considerate dialogue. The Envision Minnesota statement can help articulate a few of those priorities and help create that thoughtful dialogue. We think that these broad recommendations can serve as a guide to helping leaders focus and to help citizens articulate their priorities.

What can you do next? Ask your friends and family to sign on as Citizen Visionaries. We need every citizen to take this simple stand. Please send this letter to your friends and family. Ask them to view our website at envisionminnesota.org.