The Beginning The East End Sustainable Development Group has evolved from a Natural Step Sustainability Study Group started at the request of Councilman Gary Peterson. When a member of another Natural Step group spoke before the Red Wing Planning Commission in support of the idea of Red Wing becoming an Eco-Municipality, Councilman Gerald Cook, along with interested residents of the East End, joined the group. While discussing the topics of the Natural Step Book and Study Guide we all became that there is no better place than the East End to put sustainability principles into action on a personal and community level. |
| Citizens working together for the common good. |
How to Join
Membership is open to anyone who cares about the East End. For more information you may send
an email Click here or call Jerry Cook or Barry Moen or attend one of our monthly meetings that
are held the first Tuesday of every month, 5:30 pm @ the Colvill Family Center, 269 E 5th St, Red
Wing, MN.
Membership is open to anyone who cares about the East End. For more information you may send
an email Click here or call Jerry Cook or Barry Moen or attend one of our monthly meetings that
are held the first Tuesday of every month, 5:30 pm @ the Colvill Family Center, 269 E 5th St, Red
Wing, MN.
 | Various task groups will be formed to work on specific topics | |
| such as the trail system and community gardens |
| Additional Natural Step Sustainability groups will be offered for | |
| residents. |
| Eventually we would like block leaders who could help facilitate | |
| the communication between residents and the city council in accord with the RW Comprehensive Plan. |
| Welcome to Red Wing's East End A Sustainability Neighborhood |
Why Citizen Participation is Important
The citizens of a neighborhood know their neighborhood and have a lot invested in improving the
livability of the neighborhood. Active citizens form the link between the people and the municipal
government. The social network of a neighborhood can enrich life and thereby contribute to good
health. Mutually supportive relationships create the environment for creative accomplishments.
The citizens of a neighborhood know their neighborhood and have a lot invested in improving the
livability of the neighborhood. Active citizens form the link between the people and the municipal
government. The social network of a neighborhood can enrich life and thereby contribute to good
health. Mutually supportive relationships create the environment for creative accomplishments.
Rights and Principles of the Rules
The democratic value of equality flows from an ethic of reciprocity. Therefore with each right there is an
obligation to reciprocate. If we want fair and respectful treatment we have an obligation to do the same by this
ethic. The rights have been summarized in many different but similar ways. The 4-H version is very good:
•All members have equal rights, privileges, and obligations.
•The majority vote decides.
•The rights of the minority must be protected.
•Full and free discussion of every motion is an established right of members.
•Every member has the right to understand the motion before the group and what its effect might be.
•All meetings must be characterized by fairness and good faith.
Then there is one that receives special emphasis in the Rules:
“Only one question can be considered at a time…”
And, to keep the situation one where reason can be the guiding value there are rules of decorum or rules of
conduct that include:
•The chair determines who may speak
•One must ask the chair to speak
Votes are to be based on conscience, good information, and reason. They are to be free of the duress that
can be caused by inappropriate behavior of other members.
Excerpt from Golden Rule Guide to the Rules by Clarence Bischoff. Click here to read entire
document.
The democratic value of equality flows from an ethic of reciprocity. Therefore with each right there is an
obligation to reciprocate. If we want fair and respectful treatment we have an obligation to do the same by this
ethic. The rights have been summarized in many different but similar ways. The 4-H version is very good:
•All members have equal rights, privileges, and obligations.
•The majority vote decides.
•The rights of the minority must be protected.
•Full and free discussion of every motion is an established right of members.
•Every member has the right to understand the motion before the group and what its effect might be.
•All meetings must be characterized by fairness and good faith.
Then there is one that receives special emphasis in the Rules:
“Only one question can be considered at a time…”
And, to keep the situation one where reason can be the guiding value there are rules of decorum or rules of
conduct that include:
•The chair determines who may speak
•One must ask the chair to speak
Votes are to be based on conscience, good information, and reason. They are to be free of the duress that
can be caused by inappropriate behavior of other members.
Excerpt from Golden Rule Guide to the Rules by Clarence Bischoff. Click here to read entire
document.
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