O.k., Karen I have to respond to this one. I believe there is a culture in
this city that exists that throws me for a loop almost daily. You just
defined it with your post. It is: "If you don't like it here the way it
is, too bad because we're great, so you should just move somewhere else."
What kind of an attitude is that anyway. Just because somebody wants to
make something better doesn't mean they deserve that kind of treatment -
really, just tell them to move somewhere else?? That's real inclusion!!!
Tim is right in many respects. We have failed in transportation and
infrastructure in our city. Many would believe we've failed at finance as
well. Our City Coordinator's answers in the Strib to the problems with
traffic downtown were unacceptable. She basically said that's just the way
it is and we have to live with it. Well it isn't just the way it is. There
are a multitude of planning, licensing, monitoring, work hour controls, etc.
that can avoid that kind of problem. And just because one can't manage it
doesn't mean that's just the way it should be. And to top it off the City
Council commissioned a 90 day study. What a fiasco. In 90 days entirely
different dynamic problem will exist. They should have put a dozen people
on it and had an answer back in 10 days. As a city we can be better and we
should try.
Finally, if we have people who believe it's great the way it is and nothing
can change the problems we have, then they should move aside and let
somebody else try. Some of us believe that there is always a better way, but
we would never say to those who disagree with us that they should move to
another city ;-)
P.S. To those of you who read about Heidi Heitkamp, the Democrat running for
the governor of North Dakota who was just diagnosed with Breast Cancer, I
would appreciate your thoughts of healing for her. She is from my home town
and a friend of my family. Thank you.
Russ Peterson
Ward 9
Standish
R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N
"You can only fly if you stretch your wings."
3857 23rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
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