As a Park Commissioner who will inherit a 2006 budget from the current
board, I have followed the process closely.
I am generally supportive of the changes and additions that are evolving and
very appreciative of Commissioner Erwin's work to move this process forward.
I also agree with him
Scott Vreeland wrote:
As a citizen I would like to restore two cuts made to last year's budget:
money for a part time archivist to keep good historical records ...
I often find that in government, the things that work well never get any
attention or focus.
What I would recommend to
Bob Fine did not have DFL endorsement! We went two ballots - starting
after 10 p.m. as I recall - at the DFL city convention and there were
fewer than 90 delegates left. I had 51% and Mr. Fine had 49% and it was
clear that among the remaining delegates there was not going to be any
significant
Can people post either on or off list to me their choices for the park board
and library board?
I am wanting to make as informed a decision as possible (and also pass along
to friends in other wards)so would like feedback.
Margaret Hastings
Kingfield
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the
I say lets give this young men a chance to serve as an elected officials!
From : Booker Hodges [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent : Friday, November 4, 2005 1:38 PM
As this campaign season raps up I just want to remind everyone to vote this
Tuesday November 8. I also hope that you all will enjoy
As always, I deeply appreciate the time and commitment offered by Elizabeth
Wielinski, Scott Vreeland and others who attend Park Board meetings and report
on them. If I sat there, I wonder if I might have a seizure or otherwise run
screaming from the room.
I saw part of a replay of the 10/26
Please attend (or watch on cable TV) the next Park Board meeting.
Start: Wed, 11/02/2005 - 5:00pm
Location: 2117 West River Road
Cable TV channels: 14 and 79 live during the meeting, replays on channel 14
Official agenda documents in Adobe Acrobat PDF format can be found at this
link:
the Park Board's blue-chip attorney has anything to do with
the budgeting staff policy?
Ray Marshall
Hiawatha
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:57:16 -0500
From: Mark Hanson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Park Board budgeting
It has been really painful to watch the Park Board budget process so far. I
say this not to get on anybody's case or question anybody's motivation.
The basic premise is completely wrong.
It reminds me of an old joke.
On a dark night a man is obviously looking for something under a
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:44 AM
Subject: [Mpls] Park Board authority eliminated by staff
The Senior staff of the Park board has informed the Commissioners that
they
should not be looking at a line item
Scott -
Thanks for the post about who's in charge of the Minneapolis Park System.
I'm not even sure where to start with this one. A lot of my posts to this
list carry the torch for limited government, but I still want the elected
folks to exercise authority for budgeting, planning, and
I've been studying the MPRB closely for over a year - since I read that
liens had been filed against parkland at The Fort LLC project, Neiman
Center. I've read meeting minutes back to mid-2001. Clearly, there are
serious management problems at the MPRB.
Though not an official member of either
The ideas of reform or strategic planning without context may seem vague to
some folks. But here is what the status quo is in my District.
What residents want are bathrooms, services in their parks and to see broken
things get fixed and to be able to know what is going on. In my District,
The current budget process for the 2006 Park Board budget is a clear example
of why reform is necessary.
The sad thing is that there has yet to be a discussion about there being a
problem with the process.
We have a house that is falling down, but the board is only rearranging the
I think that it's a safe bet that for most city governments the Park
Recreation function is an integral part of city government. I'm
curious when and how the separate status occurred in Minneapolis. I've
heard (uninformed) speculation that it's been that way in Minneapolis
since forever and
In 1883, the Board of Trade was revived with George A. Pillsbury as
president and Col. William S. King as secretary. With the support of
Charles A. Nimocks, manager of the Minneapolis Journal, they persuaded
the legislature was to the park act, enabling legislation for an
independent park
Notice the Names of Parks associated with First Park Board members. And it
was all men until Maude Armatage came along. Naming parks after
Commisioner's was very common for many, many years. Thus the Leonard Neiman
Sports Complex - Yes, he was a Board Commissioner and once the President of
Ray Marshall wrote:
This is very confusing. Almost as confusing as to whom to vote for the
Library Board. Don't you just love democracy?
Ray Marshall
Hiawatha
We love democracy!
If you're still trying to find your candidates for Library Board, you
should drop by Getting to the Bottom
Please attend tonight's Park Board meeting, Wednesday, September 21.
When: 5:00pm
Where: 2117 West River Road (just north of the Broadway intersection).
Agenda:
As is typical, the agenda is sparse. But one never knows what may actually be
discussed.
The official agenda documents in
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see the park “reform” people have made their “endorsements.” I think
these folks started out with legitimate criticisms of the MPRB's processes, but
it has evolved into something far nastier and destructive.
Apparently, opposing a playing field for the kids at
Disregarding the other reasons for and against the project.
I just wanted to take issue with one of the statements regarding not being
fooled that DLS will allow any usage of the field/stadium/yard/dome(whoops, did
I say that?)/event center/
How could Holy Angels' field provide a guide
I see the park “reform” people have made their “endorsements.” I think
these folks started out with legitimate criticisms of the MPRB's processes,
but
it has evolved into something far nastier and destructive.
Apparently, opposing a playing field for the kids at DeLaSalle has become
Of the Park Board reform movement and the DeLaSalle stadium issue, Peter
Surmak writes, I think these folks started out with legitimate criticisms
of the MPRB's processes, but it has evolved into something far nastier and
destructive, and he goes on to give his own endorsements of at-large Park
-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Tim Bonham
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 4:00 PM
To: mpls-issues
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Park Board Reform Slate announcement
Minneapolis Citizens for
Park Board Reform
Minneapolis, Minn. - Minneapolis Citizens for Park Board Reform
Please attend the first regular Park Board meeting of the month -- and then,
afterwards, hit the GetBoB candidate fair at DeLaSalle High School.
When: 5:00pm
Where: Park Board headquarters building at 2117 West River Road
What:
Some items of note:
6:00pm -- public Open Time
- presentation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Park Board Challenger Wins Key Endorsement in Fifth District Park Board Race
Minneapolis, MN September 2, 2005 Park Board Candidate Jason Stone, running
in the Fifth Park
District against appointed incumbent Carol Kummer, today received the
endorsement of the DFL
Minneapolis Citizens for
Park Board Reform
ParkBoardReform.org
September 5, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Michael Guest
Phone: (612) 724 - 9454
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MINNEAPOLIS CITIZENS FOR PARK BOARD REFORM ANNOUNCES
Minneapolis Citizens for
Park Board Reform
Minneapolis, Minn. - Minneapolis Citizens for Park Board Reform are proud to
announce their Park Board commissioner endorsements for the 2005 election to
be held November 8.
. . .
We endorse candidates who support transparency, fiscal accountability,
Tim Bonham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Minneapolis Citizens for
Park Board Reform
Minneapolis, Minn. - Minneapolis Citizens for Park Board Reform are proud to
announce their Park Board commissioner endorsements for the 2005 election to
be held November 8.
. . .
We endorse candidates who support
Tim writes:
This group appears to be unique in that they did not
actually screen the candidates before giving their endorsements. As
far as I know, all the other Minneapolis groups sat down and talked
with candidates before deciding who to endorse.
But perhaps they already knew who they
Excellent points here, Mike. Vehicles like trusts for long term preservation
and the creation of an endowment fund for future procurements, are concepts to
be developed with citizen input via Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC¹s an
extremely useful tool of the park Board¹s that I have served
On Wednesday, August 31, 2005, at 09:46 PM, Michael Hohmann wrote:
Perhaps our parklands should be put into a
permanent, protective trust that protects and preserves, regardless of
management entity or personalities involved at any point in time? A
land
trust for future generations. What
first, not developers!
Jim Bernstein
Fulton
Candidate, Minneapolis Park Recreation Board, Dist. 6
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of ken bradley
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:23 AM
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: [Mpls] Park Board
I have been following the issue of what should happen at the Bluff Street
Park and have talked to many folks who would like to see this site improved as
a natural area.
I have also spoken to Commissioners and staff about future plans for this
site.
Generally, It seems like there is a
I suppose everyone is aware of what was on and in some cases is
still is buried on that landone of the old gas holders
(which is under a mound of dirt that kinda resembles
the rock of gibraltar) is uncomfortably close to some
residential housing just up the road from the leaky cavern
where
will work for voters and taxpayers, NOT special interests.
www.mikeforcitycouncil.org
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 8:53 PM
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: [Mpls] Park
Minneapolis Ffolks,
The Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board (MPRB) is considering selling a
Mississippi River bluff, Bluff Street Park - also known as Gasworks Bluff, to
high-rise condominium developers.
This is the bluff on the west bank of the river, on the bend in the river
between
OK Ken I'll Bite..
What is, after all, the mission of the Park Board?
From what I have observed over the past 2 years the mission of Bob
Fine, Walt Dziedzic, Jon Olson and their entourage... Marie ( I'm just
here for the stepping stone to the city council) Hauser and Carol ( the
Elizabeth Wielinski wrote:
From what I have observed over the past 2 years the mission of Bob
Fine, Walt Dziedzic, Jon Olson and their entourage... Marie ( I'm just
here for the stepping stone to the city council) Hauser and Carol ( the
silent commissioner) Kummer is to get into bed with any
SAVE THIS DATE!
There will be a PARK BOARD Forum/Debate October 13 6:30PM at the Minnehaha
United Methodist Church.
3701 East 50th Street Minneapolis
More to come after the primaries. Save the date and get the word out!
Dorie Rae Gallagher/Nokomis
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW
I have been informed that another group has a Park Board forum
in the planning stages with dates to be announced very soon.
So will retrack my offerOh well !
Dorie Gallagher/Nokomis
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
you think a member
I would be glad to host a Park Board Debate if I know most/all the
candidates are interested.
I would hope we could do it over at the Minnehaha Methodist Church in
Nokomis. If not that, I
believe I could get space at The Woman's Club. What I would need from the
candidates would
be..!. Who
When I look closely at Park Board process, I see problems:
Parliamentary procedure:
The discussion at the planning committee on August 3rd is an incoherent free
for all of amendments and motions and statements. In the end a motion was
passed, but because Chair Fine ran the meeting so poorly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Park Board Challenger Calls for Sunshine in Government
Minneapolis, MN August 8, 2005 #8211; Park Board Candidate Jason Stone,
running in the Fifth
Park District against appointed incumbent Carol Kummer, says he has had enough
of back-room deals
on the Park Board and is
Good for you Jason! It seems very strange indeed that the
Superintendent claims the cost of having someone keep minutes would be
prohibitive when every meeeting of the Board is also attended by Park
Board brass with a collective annual payroll in the several hundreds of
thousands of dollars and.
I agree - it's a great stand, Jason.
Just a thought though - why doesn't somebody just start taking minutes
for the park board? I mean, somebody else (Liz Wielinski) already does
pretty much that. I'd be willing to go to a couple park board meetings
and take minutes for them (but I can't
minutes If no one wants to sit for hours
transcribing minutes aren't there computers that are voice activated. If
not someone needs to invent one especially (and just for) the Mpls Park Board.
Pardon my cynicism on this one - it is unbelievable that we are spending
time on this rather than
The Park board has a Standards and Conduct Committee which IMHO has not
addressed either.
The Park Board is not bound by the city's efforts to improve transparency
and ethical conduct.
And never has any majority Commissioner addressed the unethical amount of
financial support and organized
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Park board has a Standards and Conduct Committee which IMHO has not
addressed either.
The Park Board is not bound by the city's efforts to improve transparency
and ethical conduct.
And never has any majority Commissioner addressed the unethical amount of
I asked Commissioner Kummer (Chair of Standards Conduct) 1-2 months ago
whether the Standards
Conduct Committee would convene to consider Commissioners' special interest
the perception of
impropriety in the DeLaSalle Athletic Facility matter. I received no reply. I
forwarded the
inquiry
Please attend either the Park Board meeting, or the Minneapolis Citizens for
Park Board Reform fund raiser party tonight, Wednesday, August 3.
*** Park Board meeting ***
5:00pm, Planning Committee vote on DeLaSalle - approximately(!) 6:30pm --
could be earlier or later.
Location: 2117
On Aug 3, 2005, at 10:21 AM, Chris Johnson wrote:
Please attend either the Park Board meeting, or the Minneapolis
Citizens for Park Board Reform fund raiser party tonight,
Wednesday, August 3.
Just wondering ... why would the Park Board reform group hold a
fundraiser the night of a Park
An additional note on tonight's Park Board Reform fund raiser:
Chuck Tomlinson (of Radio K's Cosmic Slop and, formerly, KLBB's
Have You Never Been Mellow) will be providing music at this event.
Come down to the Van Dusen Mansion this evening to learn more about
park board issues, to support
of the on 7/30/05 10:18 PM, Fredric Markus at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
. . . Whatever possesses the personnel of park board management, civil
servants and elected commissioners alike, of the notion that they are
somehow not bound to these basic rules of conduct? . . .
'Tis a puzzlement.
Just
Christine Viken wrote:
of the on 7/30/05 10:18 PM, Fredric Markus at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
. . . Whatever possesses the personnel of park board management, civil
servants and elected commissioners alike, of the notion that they are
somehow not bound to these basic rules of
I have written about dealing with the Park Board on some issues where the
befuddling lack of logic is both intriguing and problematic.
The live broadcast of recent Park Board usually ends abruptly, in mid
sentence at 8 PM.
I actually watch the live broadcast when I can't attend and I sent
Re: Scott's comment on meeting minutes:
On 7/21, I asked MPRB Secretary, Don Siggelkow, to begin fulfilling MPRB's
legal obligation to
produce records necessary to a full and accurate knowledge of its official
activities. These
records must be made available in a manner easily accessible for
There are very many people in Minneapolis who are familiar with the
importance of accurate and timely record-keeping and document flow.
Apart from the normal functions of private enterprise, agencies of various
stripes, and the necessities of prudent management in the academic world, we
have a
40. Sid Berg of E. Island Ave reads a letter from LuAnn Wilcox [candidate for
Park Board District 1] describing the never crowded feeling and wildlife of
the current open area. Berg is opposed.
41. Ross Sutter of E. Island Ave describes his conversation with a firefighter
who said the street
Chris or whoever has the info,
What did Mr. Gurban mean exactly with #6. Met with City staff to begin
developing a strategy for addressing the Upper Harbor Terminal reuse and
development. Isn't the AFCAC supposed to be doing that sort of thing currently?
Loki Anderson
Marshall
Park Board Meeting July 20 Highlights, Part 1
President Jon Olson was absent, all other commissioners were present, and vice
president John Erwin conducted the regular meeting.
As usual, Crown Hydro was also present, at the start of this evening
represented by Rob Brown. We should give Crown
Part 2
6:50pm -- Public Forum on proposed Reciprocal Agreement with DeLaSalle, which
would allow DeLaSalle to build a football stadium on Park Board-owned land
adjacent to the school on Nicollet Island, and have priority use of that land
year around.
[I will no doubt get many names wrong in
Could not go to the meeting last evening pertaining to Park Board and the
Island. Does anyone
have some quick notes that can be shared? A friend watched it and stated it was
packed but
it is filmed only so long. What happened???
Dorie Gallagher/Nokomis
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the
There were approximately 50 signed up to speak. After some debate about
process, the Board decided to let everyone have 90 seconds. Speakers went in
the order they signed up. I'm sure someone kept a count of the pros and cons -
I didn't but my sense is that it was fairly even in absolute count.
I agree with the observations of Barry Clegg.
The 50 people who spoke were indeed passionate because they care about what
happens and firmly believe that what they think is the right decision for the
best interests of the city.
What is really sad in this process is that all this passion
The land lease for my house on Nicollet Island, covering about 1/3 acre, was
signed in 1992. It was for 99 years. It was signed, pursuant to state
statute, after an extensive opportunity for public input, after development of
two master plans, after agreement with the City of Minneapolis, after
June 1: the Planning Committee of the Minneapolis Park Recreation Board
voted to hold a Public Hearing on the subject of the proposed use of public
Park Board land by private high school DeLaSalle on Nicollet Island. The
Public Hearing was to be held in July. [1] -- public hearing required
As I sat through a 5 1/2 hour Park Board Meeting, I had plenty of time to
reflect on some of the problems at the Park Board and how they occur.
There has been a lot of conversation about the Park Board on this list and I
am sure it can be confusing to follow all this.
So here is a specific
Please attend the next meeting of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
When: 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Wednesday, July 6
Where: Park Board administrative headquarters
2117 West River Road
On the Agenda:
* Watch the continued discussion of Park Board policy on campaigning and
passing
Is this the same land that the Save Anwatin Woods group is working on?
They have a website: www.SaveAnwatinWoods.org. I grew up on 4th and Queen Av N
and spent a lot of my childhood in and
around Eloise Butler and Glenwood(now Wirth) Park would hate to see anything
harm that area.
Buzzy
Can't fix the Park Board process, but here's a backgrounder on the buffer
issue from the new Southwest Journal:
http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/06/30/news/news07.txt
David Brauer
Kingfield
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If
you
I am really grateful to have this issues list. Thanks also to David Brauer
and Scott Russell for the work they do to unfold the mysterious secrets of
park planning and process.
Concerning the damage proposed to Eloise Butler wildflower sanctuary, David
posted the following article in the SW
My neighbor brought over a flyer about how the Park Board Planning Committee
will be meeting July 6th to eliminate the buffer of natural plants around
the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden. As a functioning bird sanctuary, a green
buffer around this part of the park seems essential.
If this
A longer story will be in our print editions, but I thought list
members would like to know first...
Free speech flip-flop
Park Board reverses itself, no permit required to campaign in the parks
By Scott Russell
After taking a public relations beating and reviewing First Amendment
case
I am disappointed with the inability of a majority of the current Park
commissioners to come up with a solution for a policy for campaigning in the
Parks. I only have Chris Johnson's report to figure out what happened after the
cameras went off. But if his report is correct, what is
The Matthews Park pool is filled with water, kids, and that great spouting
whale, the playground is filled with parents and kids and there are folks
sitting under the trees in the shade, basketball players and some kids
practicing
on the ball fields. I love our parks and really appreciate
I spoke at Open Time about the recent antics of Park
Superintendent Jon Gurban. I didn't have a written
speech, but these were the points I covered.
Gurban's recent antics - having three Park Police stop
Jason Stone from distributing literature has made the
Minneapolis Park Board a
Gurban's behavior was discriminatory and political towards Mr. Stone...does
anyone really think that he would
have pulled that policy from the hat if the person had been named Walt, Bob,
or Marie? Do you think
the police would have been called if it had been Walt, Bob, or Marie?
We can't get
With all due respect to Liz, Rule #6, even if legal,
and it may be, would not apply in Jason Stone's case.
Jason was at a Parks Board Meeting, NOT a FESTIVAL OR
CELEBRATION. I see nothing in these rules to justify
Superintendent Gurbin's actions regarding Mr. Stone.
Dann Dobson
Saint Paul
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Please attend the next meeting of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
When: 5:00pm, Wednesday, June 15
Where: 2117 West River Road, the administrative headquarters building
Some possibly interesting agenda topics:
* Will Jon Gurban be reprimanded for abusive use of the Park Police
Apologies if I missed it in the Stone/Gurban blizzard, but can someone post
the Park Board's permitting policy for campaigns (helpfully referred to in
Craig Cox's insta-report today...)?
This would be a useful document for further list discussion ...
David Brauer
List manager
REMINDERS:
1. Be
On 6/12/05 10:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Message: 4
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:41:19 -0500 (CDT)
From: Randall G Cutting [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Park Board Candidate Considers Legal Action to
ProtectFreedom of Spee
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Cc: [EMAIL
This is the outline of the policy presented by one of the district
managers recently hired by the MPRB Paul Hokeness. From what I could
see the rules were made by the district managers to answer questions
presented by staff at the recreation centers. I doubt that the
freedom of speech issue
First, I want to thank Craig Cox and his Ballot Box for giving us a rich and
interesting commentary on our Minneapolis campaigns.
As a Park Board Candidate I was very interested in Superintendent Gurban's
reply to the Pearl Park Incident with Jason Stone.
From the Observer: In Ballot Box:
Let me start by saying thank you Jason! Never back down when your rights
are being abused by a government official.
I do have two questions however. First is what repercussions will there
be for Gurban? Will he be fired for this abuse of power? Not likely with
the current park board majority.
Randall G Cutting wrote:
My second question is about the park police. Why didn't they tell Gurban
to piss off?
Cause he's the park superintendent.
Don't they know the law? Don't they know what is, and is
not, allowed on park property?
Cause Gurban's the park superintendent.
While
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Park Board Candidate Considers Legal Action to Protect Freedom of Speech
Minneapolis, MN June 9, 2005 District 5 Park Board Candidate, Jason Stone,
reports having been
threatened with arrest by Superintendent Jon Gurban of the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board,
Three squads of police for one lone man with campaign literature? Sounds
like a riot to me!
This happened at the Target Center last year when someone was kicked off the
sidewalk by the
police, being told it was not public property.
When is public property considered not public property? When
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Jason C Stone
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:25 AM
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: [Mpls] Park Board Candidate Considers Legal Action to Protect
Freedom of Speech
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Park Board Candidate Considers
, 2005 8:25 AM
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: [Mpls] Park Board Candidate Considers Legal Action to ProtectFreedom
of Speech
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Park Board Candidate Considers Legal Action to Protect Freedom of Speech
Minneapolis, MN June 9, 2005 District 5 Park Board Candidate, Jason Stone
Graham,
Ventura Village, where REAL criminals have always been ignored by Park Board
Members.
- Original Message -
From: Lisa McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Park Board Candidate Considers Legal Action
toProtectFreedom of Spee
This is the most ridiculous thing I have
Is there anyone with the authority to inform the Minneapolis Park Police
that they do not have the authority to censor the distribution of political
literature in the parks and that anyone who orders them to do so is ordering
them to do something illegal? The Park Board comes to mind first
Seems like Open Time at the next Park Board meeting will be rather
interesting. Gurban has a lot to answer for on this one.
Eva Young
Near North
At 12:56 PM 6/11/2005, Lisa McDonald wrote:
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Is the Park
Superintendent going to enfore this
Several Park Board commissioners have stated repeatedly that they have not yet
seen a proposal for giving land to DeLaSalle High School, which has allowed
them to deflect any questions about their position on such a deal. Despite
those claims, it appears from the official agenda documents
If this is truely the case, then we all need to look at our commissioners
and ask if they
have been honest with us, if not ...don't vote for them. Unforunate about
the uncontested!
What also is unforunate is that this tactic is not uncommon with our beloved
politics.
pal'.a.tikprudent;
This morning I wrote:
Several Park Board commissioners have stated repeatedly that they have
not yet seen a proposal for giving land to DeLaSalle High School, which
has allowed them to deflect any questions about their position on such a
deal. Despite those claims, it appears from the
Please attend the next meeting of the Minneapolis Park Recreation Board.
Where: 2117 West River Road
When: 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Wednesday, May 18, 2005.
More information: http://www.mplsparkwatch.org/node/237
Some of the agenda items to be covered:
5:00pm - Recreation Committee
STUDY/REPORT ITEMS
DFL PARK BOARD CONVENTION NOTES and Numbers
[I am sure Tim Bonham will correct me if I am wrong}
Ballot numbers are:
1st Ballot:
Anderson953 60.8%
B-Graves491
Forney 438
Gilbertson 704
Lilly 656
Nordyke 884
2nd Ballot:
B- Graves 282
Gilbertson 671
On Sunday, May 15, 2005, at 03:53 PM, Annie Young wrote:
So in this anticipated long, hot political contested summer the race
is on and there will be a lot of work going on in South Minneapolis
mostly for Park Board races that can tip the ship back on course.
If you have any questions you need
DFL PARK BOARD CONVENTION NOTES and Numbers
[I am sure Tim Bonham will correct me if I am wrong}. . .
Annie Young
A political junkie who loves a good show
E. Phillips
The numbers for all the races are available online at www.mpls.dfl.org.
Specifically, see page
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