>> a) I'd suggest that you ask them to send out a mailing asking who would >> like to be on a mailing list and/or list server. > Who's going to maintain this list server/mailing list? (They do >take much work to maintain -- just ask our list master David Brauer!) In >my experience, email address change more often that postal mail addresses. Listservs on yahoogroups do not need to take much time to maintain, if users change their own email addresses.
What bothers me regarding this stuff is the grievance process. I keep on hearing that if I communicate with elected officials, or MCDA officials, I should use the phone, or send them snail mail. I think that part of the job of city officials should be to read and answer their email -- and if complaints or grievances come by email, they need to be taken seriously and get dealt with. >>Not everyone is going to >> and you can always use NRP funds for "administrative communications." >> >>3. If you have block leaders they can always flyer their blocks. My wife >>and I have flyered a large part of neighborhood before. And as block leaders >>we regularly flyer our block. > But does this get any response? I get so many flyers on the front >of my house (pizza delivery, new windows & siding, make money in home based >business, etc.) that they almost all go in the recycling without even being >looked at. Flyering blocks does get response. Phone trees are even better. If people don't read the flyers, that is not the fault of the neighborhood association or the group doing the flyering. >>4. Como uses lawn signs for meeting announcements which is a great idea, >>that I could never get our association to do. > Possibly workable, if you can find location(s) that most people in >the neighborhood pass by regularly. > But is this legal? I thought there were specific regulations & >zoning permits required to put up signs. There are specific exceptions for >yard/garage sale signs and political campaign signs -- we had some >discussion last summer on this list about the fact that many political >signs were not done legally -- put up too early, and too many in a yard. Personally I like some of Michael's suggestions. Eva Eva Young Central _______________________________________ 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
