Barbara Lickness wrote: In discussing this issue with one of the new council members, I was told that "Maybe a law suit needs to happen to bring some clarity to this issue once and for all". While I believe clarity needs to be brought to this issue in terms of how the spacing requirement legislation was crafted, I don't believe it should take a law suit against the city to do that.
Comment from Vicky Heller: This very same issue came up in Seven Corners and it was Lisa McDonald (Chair of Z&P at the time) who told the surrounding neighbors to file a lawsuit. In the past, Councilmembers would routinely ignore their own ordinances in favor of anything that "looked good" politically. It might also involve the availability of some big Federal money for homeless causes. Joan Campbell once remarked that "a thousand people a day file lawsuits against the City." I'm quite sure that this was an exaggeration. I don't know how much money the City spends in legal fees, but it might be enough to actually build a facility to accommodate people in need. Of course the County should contribute the lion's share of the money. Just a thought (I'm trying to overcome my addiction to this site) Vicky Heller St. Paul (specifically North Oaks) Still a Mpls taxpayer though _______________________________________ 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
