All: The Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of PPERRIA say not one word about "students" and membership. (Now "not one word" in this case means "none," "nothing," "no," "zip," "zero," etc. I need to say that because some people are known to believe that "no" just means "maybe.")
The Bylaws do say that membership is composed of people who have a "permanent and primary" residence in the neighborhood. Those terms are not further defined let alone to say that students can't be members. Furthermore, there is no procedure in PPERRIA to approve or reject anyone from membership. If you apply, you can vote at the next meeting. No one has ever been rejected from membership. No one has ever been kicked out of PPERRIA. (Although one member was asked to leave one meeting because of continuously disruptive behavior. He refused. He stayed in the meeting. He's now on the Board of Directors.) So, can students join PPERRIA? You bet they can! Are students members of PPERRIA? I know of at least one student who is a member and he's that disruptive member who is now on the Board of Directors. Whether there are more student members, I think there probably are but I really don't know for sure. There is but one kind of PPERRIA member and we neither request nor keep demographic information on our members. I have also heard recently that some unknown people are saying that "renters" can't join PPERRIA. I have heard it is being said that residents of Glendale can't join PPERRIA. NONE of that is true. (I'm sorry, so that some people don't misunderstand, I need to clarify that "none" means "none.") You may be confident that anyone saying the contrary is peddling misinformation. That such things are being peddled says more about the goals of those doing the peddling than about the facts. Steve Cross Prospect Park (President -- PPERRIA) PS -- If anyone wants a copy of PPERRIA Articles or Bylaws to check for themselves, please contact me off line. Also, if there are any students who want to join, please ask me for an application form off line. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
