[Winona Online Democracy] On behalf of Tim B. I don't know why this original message did not go out to the group. This is what was at the end of Janice T's response. Craig Brooks
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Breza" <tbreza at hbci.com> To: <jturek at hbci.com>; <winona at mnforum.org> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 10:17 PM Subject: RE: [Winona] Mayor Miller's meeting on Annexation Issues > Ms. Turek make some good points and some bad assumptions. > > First, I want to assure everyone that each of the Winona Council members has > a vote and do use it in any formal proceeding. The Mayor may speak on behalf > of the city on many issues, but it is not a binding statement or position. > The same can be said of the remarks of any council member speaking in the > same way. > > As to meeting notification. The mayor or any council member may call a > meeting when less than four people are present and then no notice needs to > be given. If there are four elected city council persons and/or mayor coming > together for a meeting, it is a public meeting and proper public notice > needs to be given. The mayor has done this for this referenced meeting. > > As to why more city people turn up for these annexation meetings than those > of the township, is it because only a small number of vocal people are > concerned about the issue? Also having said this, I am sure that some > candidates for mayor or city council will try to make this the number one > issue of this election. This is the power of people that have half million > dollar houses in the township and don't want to have any neighbors. I guess > the cost of privacy in Winona comes at a steep price, but in other cities in > Winona county, there is little cost because there is no discussion of > annexation, development, or how your tax dollars work. > > I have to ask why there is limited discussions on annexation? Is it because > the county and township officials don't want to keep comprehensive records > of their meeting for "liability" reasons? This is just a matter of keeping > the public in the dark while they conduct the people's business. > > Tim Breza _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
