Rosalind Nelson defended the idea of flyers and more
kiosks
i agree about kiosks except i would like to get a
better price than what lyn-lake paid for them.
a possibility might be having americorp kids build and
install them. or some such thing. maybe a local
version through the youth coordinating board. make mac
boston actually do some work and instill in young
people the idea that work is good and that getting
someone else to write your term papers is not
self-enhancing.
as to who cleans the kiosks: given the state of the
city we all might think of taking the initiative our-
selves in our respective neighborhoods.
there used to be a national campaign against litter
that used a logo of a hand dropping paper into a wire
basket. the words they used we're "Pitch in". at home
here in minneapolis we had a "spruce up your city"
program with a spruce tree as a logo. there are still
a few of the signs attached to light standards around
town.
we don't need new ideas or new signs. we need leaders
with memories and vision who aren't afraid to speak up
or get their hands dirty. and in deference to susan
young who did a study for her bosses who love nothing
more than to spend our money, we don't need to study
the issue of "who picks up after whom" one second
more.
we just need to get to work.
tim connolly
ward 7
--- Rosalind Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Some of us like rock bands, new age spiritual
> events, and neighborhood
> garage sales. We live here too. We pay taxes too.
> NRP events and
> community meetings are important, but so are the
> many other ways that
> people in a city gather together with others and
> keep themselves
> entertained.
>
> If we had more kiosks instead of less, you might be
> able to find the poster
> listing your important community meeting.
>
> As far as responsibility for cleanup, it would be
> interesting to find how
> this works in other cities that already have a large
> number of kiosks. I
> can try to find out how Madison approaches this.
>
>
> Rosalind Nelson
> Bancroft
>
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Flyers and Kiosks
> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >Regarding flyers and kiosks:
> >
> >The Lyn-Lake Association has had two kiosks on
> either side of Lyndale Avenue
> >just south of Lake Street for several years. Part
> of their original purpose
> >was for posting monthly Lyn-Lake arts calendars for
> public use. They ended
> >up being big-time graffiti magnets and coated many
> layers deep with flyers,
> >stickers, and posters for rock bands, New Age
> spiritual events, and
> >neighborhood garage sales. I don't believe I've
> ever seen a single NRP
> >event or important community meeting posted on them
> once.
> >
> >And if more such kiosks were erected, whose
> responsibility would it be to
> >keep them cleaned up?
> >
> >Valerie Powers
> >Tenth Ward
>
>
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