[Mpls] Effects of Governor's LGA on Mpls

2002-01-11 Thread List Manager
Forwarded on behalf of the city's information office. -- David Brauer, list manager Impact of Governor’s Budget Proposal on the City of Minneapolis Preliminary Estimate January 10, 2002 While considerable analysis needs to be done to evaluate the impact of the Governor’s budget proposal, City

[Mpls] Re: Section 8 housing

2002-01-11 Thread deanc
Barb and Greg are correct that MPHA is looking at purchasing rental property to use for Section 8 housing. It is doubtful that it would be at such a scale to on its own heat up the market. I think it should be clarified that it is highly unlikely that MPHA will borrow against its properties

[Mpls] Schools question

2002-01-11 Thread David Brauer
Ah, the paranoia of school-choice time... Next Tuesday (1/15) is the postmark deadline for getting your choice card to the Minneapolis School District. Being the anal-retentive paranoid parents we are, we mailed our cards weeks ago. My question: is there any way we can confirm the district

[Mpls] Mr. Shilepsky's Jan. 4th Posting

2002-01-11 Thread Jill Kielblock
I am the person who wrote the e-mail that was quoted by Council Member Ostrow at the December 27th DFL Central Committee meeting and whose employment Mr. Biele threatened. Just to let you know that I was authorized to speak on behalf of AFSCME on this issue and am still gainfully employed by

[Mpls] Sustainable Design and Our Public Spaces

2002-01-11 Thread Fredlud
GREEN ARCHITECTURE 101 Ever heard of Green Architecture and wondered what it is? When you think of sustainable design do you only think of solar panels? Did you know that environmental stewardship is more than just about saving the environment, that it can save money too? The Sheridan

[Mpls] Tim Pawlenty in Minneapolis

2002-01-11 Thread Eva Young
The Scoop: Tim Pawlenty in Person Hennepin County Government Center Rm A0723 6:30 PM I'm going -- I want to ask him a few things about 35W, his statement in PIM that he regretted his vote on the Human Rights Act in 93. Eva Young Central ___ Minneapolis

[Mpls] Re: [Central-chat] Tim Pawlenty in Minneapolis

2002-01-11 Thread Eva Young
This is today.. I really would encourage folks to use this opportunity to ask Pawlenty some questions. Minneapolis does have lots of voters -- Arne Carlson got 48% of Minneapolis votes. Eva Young Central At 11:10 AM 1/11/02 -0600, Eva Young wrote: The Scoop: Tim Pawlenty in Person

RE: [Mpls] change

2002-01-11 Thread Garwood, Robin
Timothy Connelly wrote: Do the residents of Stevens Square and Whittier who oppose this project believe in the concept of change? Healing? Remission? Redemption? This really isn't the question. The question is: is a segregated, saturated environment the most conducive to healing, remission,

[Mpls] Ranked City Council results--all candidates

2002-01-11 Thread Alan Shilepsky
A couple days ago I sent the (excerpt from a) message at the bottom. It has since occurred to me to do the analysis another way. In particular, I have taken the vote totals of **every** finalist in the City Council elections, and ranked them by number of votes received: WardVotes Percent

[Mpls] nomenclature

2002-01-11 Thread timothy connolly
Back in '78-'79 I was working for a local company that was expanding into another city. As the expansion took place, further investors came on board, and everything became bollocksed. It was decided that there was a need for a level of organization and authority above the separate units. The

Re: [Mpls] change

2002-01-11 Thread Barbara Lickness
Tim- I agree with what you are saying. Equal access for EVERYONE. Is it truly equal access when the only place for people with special needs can be serviced is in a one square mile area of the city. Shouldn't they be able to chose from a variety of areas to live, like perhaps by a Lake, a

Re: [Mpls] change

2002-01-11 Thread Thomas Swift
I have no vested interest in this discussion beyond my interest in promoting personal responsibility to those who could use a dose. In that capacity, I must point out that if: Lydia House it is for those who have experienced homelessness, chemical dependency, mental illness(rightly called brain

[Mpls] African American Men in Hennepin County

2002-01-11 Thread Gregory Luce
For those of you who missed it, the Star Tribune ran a story today about a fascinating two-year study of trends involving African American men in Hennepin County. While the study obviously focused on the county level, the Strib reported that the study found that 49 percent of African American