I am sad to hear that one of Mpls Issues most prolific and thoughful
contributors, Russell Wayne Peterson, is moving out of the city. I hope he
continues to contribute to Mpls Issues. Mpls needs young, energetic
activists to return it to the glory days of my youth when it was the most
livable metropolitan area in the Midwest. But the voices of reason are
constantly drowned out by too many myopic ones who have no understanding of
what makes a great city. I fully understand Russell's reasons for leaving
and wish him well. As I recall, his will now be the third family on his
block to leave the city this year.
My Third Ward Council Member, Joe Biernat, has a retort he often uses with
constituents who disagree with him, "If you don't like it, why don't you
move?" Apparently, a lot of solid middle class folks are taking his advice.
One wonders if we can realistically expect these new suburbanites to support
state or county initiatives to help the core cities after we have "shown
them the door" with a crumbling infrastructure and a real estate market too
pricey for families.
Fran Guminga
Bottineau, Ward 3
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