We don’t know yet if Minnesota will close on July 1st. The shutdown will have no impact on real estate. We can continue to buy and sell real estate with reckless abandon and closings will happen or if they don’t happen it won’t be because the state has shut down.
Fort Snelling state park may be closed over the 4th of July weekend. I am assuming they will leave the bike trails open at least the trails that are not flooded.
Historic fort Snelling – State Park
The Legislature passed a $34 billion state budget budget with no tax increases, but Governor Dayton vetoed it.
The state apparently has to close if they don’t have a budget approved. There is a 1.8 billion dallar shortage and the governor wants to raise taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans to support more spending but the Rebulicans have rejected that plan.
Personally I don’t totally agree with either party but I am like that. Just call me a free spirit. I think that it is the job of all parties to keep the state running. I also think that it is a shame that former Governor Pawlenty escaped before he had to deal with this mess.
There will be a trickle down affect if the state closes and we will feel it in downtown St. Paul. State employees spend money downtown. With out them local businesses will suffer.
