I need a little clarification on the draft petition language: Some versions speak of $10 million per year after 2009 (the original end date of NRP). Others don't. Has it been decided whether the $10 million is included? What's on the petition? My preliminary opinion is that the $10 million SHOULDN'T be included. The goal should be to restore the original 20-year, $20-million-a-year promise of NRP, NOT to extend it in perpetuity. I have enough faith in its essential worth to hold another referendum in eight years. David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 DRAFT LANGUAGE: That the Minneapolis City Council and the Mayor shall levy a special property tax annually for each year beginning with calendar year 2001 that generates $20,000,000 each year between 2001-2009 and $10,000,000 per year thereafter to specifically fund development and implementation of the activities, projects and programs contained in Neighborhood Action Plans and for administration of the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) for the purposes for which it was authorized by the State of Minnesota in Chapter 604/Minnesota Laws 1990, as amended by Chapter 291/Minnesota Laws 1991. The estimated tax burden for this levy would be as follows: For a $130,000 home, the additional tax burden under the current tax structure would be approximately $86 per year. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
