Enter the 2011 MSRPO Name Change
Contest
Last year the MSRPO Board completed a year-long strategic
planning process and we realized that our name, Minnesota Seasonal
Recreational Property Owners Coalition, Inc. no longer described
who we are. Or what we are doing. We decided to hold a
year-long name change contest, offering a cash prize to the person
who created our new name.
We reviewed our values and mission, we spent some time
prioritizing both short and long term goals. We sent a survey
to members and to non-members via the Internet and at public events
like the Lake Home and Cabin Show. We received over 2000
responses. We affirmed things that we already knew:
● Almost 90% of shore
line property owners fear that rising property taxes will make
their property unaffordable.
● A
whopping 98% believe they will be targeted for
property tax increases to help solve Minnesota's deficit
crisis.
The message is clear. People want and need representation
in the Minnesota legislature to work for a major State and Local
Fiscal System overhaul. People know lobbying for tax fairness and
lake protection is important. They understand that what legislators
do in Saint Paul affects them on their docks at the lake. So
advocacy for a reform of Minnesota's state and local fiscal system
will remain a key focus of MSRPO.
The survey also affirmed something we had long suspected; people
who own riparian and forest land value good habitat for game and
fish and wildlife and are actively trying to pass those values onto
children and grandchildren. 70% of respondents value representation
on issues like clean water, aquatic invasive species and habitat
protection.
MSRPO responded, leading the charge to pass strong legislation
to control and manage Aquatic Invasive Species last session.
Enter MSRPO's Name Change Contest!
One thing has become clear - our name no longer describes who we
are or what we do together.
Minnesota Seasonal Recreational Property Owners Coalition
Incorporated has always been a mouthful. The acronym, MSRPO is hard
to remember and easy to muddle. In fact, over ten years ago, one of
MSRPO's founding board members muffed it at a board meeting.
Annoyed, he made a motion to offer a $25 prize to the
person that came up with the best new name for MSRPO.
The motion passed, and still stands.
The Strategic Planning Committee and some members have
brainstormed a few names:
● Minnesota Families
for Lakes and Forests, MFLF
● Mn Coalition of
Heritage Stewards .....MCHS
● Heritage Minnesota,
HM
● Minnesota Lake and
Forest Heritage Coalition
● Minnesota Coalition of
Lake and Forest Stewards, MCLAS
● Minnesota Lakeshore
Land Owners Coalition, MLLOC
● Minnesota Sylvan and
Riparian Property Owners, MSRPO
This is a partial list only. We look for feedback from our
members on these names and ask for additional suggestions. Please
give it some thought, and write your suggestion in the comment
section on our website,
www
.
msrpo
.
org. Include your name and email address. Check back to
see other names that have been entered, and see the tag lines and
comments people have included. And who knows, you may claim
the $25 prize!
All submissions become the property of MSRPO.
