> --- Barbara Lickness wrote: > > "The biggest collaborative effort was the one where > all > the neighborhood folks joined forces to save the NRP." > > > > >> > Keith says; A different description: All the neighborhood nonprofiteers >swarmed to save their meal ticket/paychecks as the government tit went dry >from oversuck. The activists were extremely active and want their money. > Keith Reitman, Capitalism works better when it is not covert, NearNorth
I'd agree -- when I went to the Candidates Forum sponsored by the adhoc group in favor of complete NRP funding, the attendees at the forum were predominantly people who were employed by Neighborhood Organizations. I'm also not convinced that the Mayor's race result was a mandate on continued complete funding for NRP. I think the mayor and council races were at least as much a "throw the bums out" because of Herrongate. I still have this feeling that NRP is an incredibly wasteful and unaccountable way to spend alot of money. As a constituent, I would rather know that I just contact my Council Member regarding concerns, rather than having to attend neighborhood meetings on subjects first. It's alot of the same way I feel like putting an excessive amount of time on party platforms. That's a bit of a waste of time. Party platforms aren't legislation -- and putting time into that, means I'm not putting time into directly communicating with legislators. Eva Eva Young Central ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ _______________________________________ 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
