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Bringing Greenvale Township Together
Welcome to Responsibly Rural! We are a broadly based group of citizens who are supporting policies and candidates who want to bring our township together. Explore our site and learn more!
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Common sense leadership is what we want
We are tired of the anxiety and tension that has been present in our community during the past three years. We have been disturbed by the unwarranted and wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars by the Board of Supervisors. Both Supervisor Joy Royle and former Supervisor Tony Rowan voted “NO” on any matters related to the lawsuit brought by their fellow supervisors against two former township officials. The litigation has cost the township taxpayers more than $140,000 over th
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Tony Rowan tackles wild parsnip!
About nine years ago I was riding my bicycle down the road (Jamaica Ave) and saw some questionable weeds growing in the ditches. I went home and looked them up and discovered they were wild parsnip: bad! The next day with my husband we cut and poisoned them. Tony Rowan found out about the wild parsnips and took it upon himself to drive the township roads, find the weeds, map them to remember where they were, and diligently got rid of them for years. It showed me how dedicat
3 days ago1 min read


Filing period for Greenvale candidates
The filing period for Town Board positions of one Supervisor for a three-year term and one Clerk for a two-year term will be from Tuesday, December 30, 2025 through Tuesday January 13, 2026 at 5:00pm. Affidavits of Candidacy can be obtained by calling the Clerk (507-321-9311) for an appointment or visiting the Town Hall at 31800 Guam Ave., Northfield MN on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The filing fee is $2.00. The annual township election will be held on Tu
Jan 31 min read


Join us on January 4, 2026
We at Responsibly Rural are planning a meeting for Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 6pm, at the Bobbi and Jerry Bolton heated shop. Address is 31493 Jamaica Avenue. We are going to start getting behind our next two amazing candidates for Greenvale Township Supervisor and Clerk. We are one election away from being able to prioritize our core values in the work of agricultural preservation (as opposed to industrial development): · open and honest governance · respe
Dec 17, 20251 min read
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