I only know of one of my NRP assigned neighborhoods that has a membership fee. That is $5.00 per year. I am in agreement with a voluntary membership fee that does not restrict access to voting or participation. After all, those flyers cost money to print. I know many neighborhoods including my own that do capital campaigns to raise money for the organization. Silent Auctions, dinners, festivals, dances, or whatever. It is a good way to raise a little money. Don't get excited, the most I've seen a neighborhood raise in a capital campaign event was $10,000. So it will not be the neighborhood associations only source of funding. The biggest plus in doing an event like this is the community building. It's just one more way to get people in the neighborhood together to talk about neighborhood issues. Barb Lickness Whittier Ward 6 City Council Candidate __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
