"Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment" ? Yeah, I've learned that you have to read the Fine Print of this bills to see what the politicians buried in there hoping no one would ever notice. Hence the "to preserve our arts and cultural heritage".
A $$$ suck if there ever was one. Sandy Kuder Coon Rapids ~loving the sweet tweets of spring~ >________________________________ > From: Bernard P. Friel <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sunday, April 7, 2013 4:54 PM >Subject: Re: [mou-net] Outdoor Conservation funds re-directed? > > Jeff, > Just to put the record straight, the money wasn't raised solely for >"outdoor conservation" as suggested in the Strib articles and the biased >commentary of Dennis Anderson. > The "Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment" provided for much more >than "outdoor conservation". The question that that passed at the 2008 >general election provided as follows: > >"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to dedicate funding to protect >our drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore our wetlands, >prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve our >arts and cultural heritage; to support our parks and trails; and to protect, >enhance, and restore our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater by >increasing the sales and use tax rate beginning July 1, 2009, by >three-eighths of one percent on taxable sales until the year 2034?" > >Bernie Friel >-- >Bernard P. Friel >Motivational Program: > A Change of Heart-Taking Charge of Your Health >Member: > North American Nature Photography Association > International Society of Aviation Photography > The Explorers Club MN¹ 10 > Grand Canyon River Guides >Web Pages: > http://www.wampy.com > > > > >> From: Jeff Carter <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: Jeff Carter <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:15:40 -0500 >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [mou-net] Outdoor Conservation funds re-directed? >> >> Two articles in StarTribune about the distribution of money raised by the >> citizens >> of Minnesota for outdoor conservation- are the wishes of the people being >> ignored? >> >> http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/201556211.html >> >> and >> >> http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/201781691.html? >> page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue >> >> ---- >> Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >> Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > >---- >Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net >Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
