>I'm with Jan that we should take a very serious look at eliminating the Park
>and Library Boards; concentrating the decisions under the city council.
>
OK, I'll admit that I like democracy, a lot of democracy, a noisy
democracy. But why do we want to eliminate these boards. Do you REALLY
believe that the city council will be a vigorous defender of the Libraries
or Parks?
Two things to think about:
If we had not had a Park Board in the 1960s, we would have had a ground
level freeway going right through Minnehaha park, I-94 would have taken out
most of North Mississippi park. The city council really wanted these
freeways. In fact, it was the Park Board legal action that stopped
Hiawatha long enough for the public to get involved and change it from a 6
lane limited access freeway to a 4 lane road with at grade crossings ant
traffic lights. And if you think the highway going through Minnehaha park
now, you should have seen what was originally agreed to by the City Council
and state.
Have you compared the activities and maintenance of Minneapolis and St.
Paul parks--hey, we've got it really good.
So, should there be more collaboration between the four systems (Park,
Library, School and City), YES--they have not done enough. Does this
require giving up separate boards--NO.
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Sheldon Mains, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis
"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
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