I'm personally disappointed with how this organization process played out at City Hall. But I'm not going to dwell on that now. I will, however, stand up to the criticism of Councilmember Barret Lane. Lane is and has been a dedicated, knowledgeable, hard working, smart and honest elected official in Minneapolis. As the mayor said, he "knows the budget backwards and forwards." To characterize his remarks--made out of understandable frustration--as "junior high" behavior truly is unfair. This is serious business and Lane is legitimately upset with what took place.
I also disagree that he hasn't engaged other elected officials. He obviously does or he wouldn't have earned the respect of Paul Ostrow and Mayor Rybak and several other colleagues who wanted him to chair Ways and Means. I'd also like to point out that--despite being treated well by colleagues--Dennis Schulstad never chaired the Ways and Means Committee in his 20-plus years on the council. Mark Engebretson 8th Ward _______________________________________ 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
