I am sure that the City of Minneapolis, as with any major city, already has an emergency preparedness plan, if we didn't that would be a cause of great concern, not only for the Mayor, but also for all the City Council members, department heads including Police & Fire Chiefs, it is a responsibility they all share together, not just the Mayor (especially in weak mayor system).
Didn't all cities and counties update their emergecy plans for Y2K?
Here is what the city has on their website about their emergency preparedness plan.
http://www.ci.mpls.mn.us/news/emergency.asp
Thanks
Rod Krueger
12-3 / SENA
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Michael Hohmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "List Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'Mpls list'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Mpls] local leadership in the age of terrorism Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:48:12 -0500 Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion. -- >The mayor will make a city response to terrorism an issue. Writes >Rochelle Olson, "She said that the recent terrorist attacks had >unsettled the country and she repeatedly questioned her challenger's >leadership credentials, saying he's a risk that voters shouldn't take. >'He's a nice guy and he's got good ideas, but now is the time for an >experienced leader,' Sayles Belton said." So, the Mayor suggests RT is an incapable leader in this new era of terrorism. Yes, I'd like to hear RT's response as well. However, I'd like to ask the Mayor what her plans consist of in the case of a terrorist incident here in Minneapolis. What can we expect from her in terms of leadership, besides a call to the Governor for the National Guard? What if a plane hit the IDS at about the 40th floor; or biological agents/infected persons were distributed throughout the metro area; chemical agents; nuclear materials distributed in the air or in the water distribution system? Heck, what if the nuclear power plant upstream on the Mississippi were targeted and there was a major release-- in the air and/or in the river? She's had eight years, what is the plan? Just curious. Mike Hohmann 13th > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > List Manager > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:34 AM > To: 'Mpls list' > Subject: [Mpls] Strib poll: SSB 43, RT 41 > snip > Interesting tidbits: > > The mayor will make a city response to terrorism an issue. Writes > Rochelle Olson, "She said that the recent terrorist attacks had > unsettled the country and she repeatedly questioned her challenger's > leadership credentials, saying he's a risk that voters shouldn't take. > 'He's a nice guy and he's got good ideas, but now is the time for an > experienced leader,' Sayles Belton said." snip > Also, the Strib takes the temperature of citizen support for NRP: > "Voters were overwhelmingly supportive of continued funding for the > Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP), with 77 percent saying it > should be continued and only 15 percent saying the money could be better > spent elsewhere." > > David Brauer > List manager > snip _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mplsGet your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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