A modest proposal re: the n'hood association voting/meeting legislation under
consideration: Many of us, especially listees, I'd bet, tend to prefer local
solutions for local issues. Why not here? If part of the problem is that
current n'hood association practice violates state law, then perhaps these
groups should be exempted from this provision IF there is a community
standard for participation AND since the voting/membership issue is local and
the Minneapolis groups are "blessed" by MCDA acting on behalf of the City,
then the n'hood groups could collectively develop a standard for
voting/participation across the city and leave the state out of it. Karen
Collier said this seemed like shooting gnats with cannons. I'm inclined to
agree that this problem needs a more local, less rigid remedy. Let's solve
our own troubles when we can.
Ann Berget
