Dear Katy, and all the kind voters of Minneapolis who voted for the
privilege of a duplicative, redundant and unnecessary stand-alone downtown
library, unattached to the County system, and unpaid for by the regional and
business users who are not in Minneapolis...You have made my point...Non
Minneapolitans will use it, and not pay for it!
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>From: "Beem, Katy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Multiple recipients of list
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Paying for the Library
>Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2000, 3:50 PM
>
> Quoting Steve Minn who is "Glad he doesn't have to pay for the Library."
>
> Perhaps the 67% of Minneapolis residents who voted yes to support a
> well-deserved and greatly-needed new library, and possibly Steve Minn
> himself, will be more than glad to USE the Library.
>
> Katy Beem
> The Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library
> proud to support the library and grateful to Minneapolis voters
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> As an experienced observer of Committee process during budget hearings, I
> can assure you that this phase of the budget process is not only dry, but
> extremely tedious. It would not make for interesting television. For the
> most part, staff give generic overviews and answer specific questions from
> CM's in attendance, which varies by subject matter and topic. It is mostly
> an instructive process, not deliberative.
>
> The far more interesting part of the process that would be of value to
> outside observers, is the actual budget mark-up that occurs in December.
> CM's are prone to explaining votes as they do in Council Meetings, and
> televised coverage would probably compel a lot of hand wringing, if motions
> and amendments to alter the budget were put forward.
>
> Steve Minn
> Glad he doesn't have to pay for the Library.
>
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>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Budget Hearings
>>Date: Thu, Nov 9, 2000, 2:54 PM
>>
>
>> I understand the City Council Budget Hearings will not be televised on
> cable
>> television. I urge list members to call their City Council member and
>> request that the hearings be televised during the later half of this
> month.
>> CM Lane suggests, "The best information I have is that the Chair of the
> Ways
>> and Means Committee, Joan Campbell, has elected not to do so. I am not
> privy
>> to the basis for this decision."
>>
>> Call Joan Cambell at 673-2202, others are below.
>>
>> Ward 1, Paul Ostrow (612) 673-2201
>> Ward 2, Joan Campbell (612) 673-2202
>> Ward 3, Joe Biernat (612) 673-2203
>> Ward 4, Barbara Johnson (612) 673-2204
>> Ward 5, Jackie Cherryhomes (612) 673-2205
>> Ward 6, Jim Niland (612) 673-2206
>> Ward 7, Lisa Goodman (612) 673-2207
>> Ward 8, Brian Herron (612) 673-2208
>> Ward 9, Kathy Thurber (612) 673-2209
>> Ward 10, Lisa McDonald (612) 673-2210
>> Ward 11, S. Dor� Mead (612) 673-2211
>> Ward 12, Sandy Colvin Roy (612) 673-2212
>> Ward 13, Barret Lane (612) 673-2213
>>
>> M. Hohmann
>> 13th Ward
