I'd like to suggest here, that there is already a group, called Youth
Build run from Summit Academy by Louis King in place to do that sort of
thing. Americorps is a good suggestion and those youth, combined with
Youth Build could do that I would think and have a good time in the
bargain contributing something positive that everyone would see. I
like it, it's got a good beat and you can dance to it.
Wizard Marks, Central
timothy connolly wrote:
> 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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