I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream - and you shall have it again...
The game plan is to operate this summer with a competent manager and trained staff with an eye on what we are doing - same popcorn, same ice cream as in the past. Then next fall after the survey is taken this summer and we look at more options we'll take the matter up again for hopefully a longer range solution that everyone can be happy with a new plan will evolve. I want to publicly thank everyone for your response - this was truly democracy at its finest. I just want to add a couple of other things. 1. I want to be clear that I am not upset with my Development Director - it is his job to come up with and evaluate what we are doing and look at solutions to help us bring more money into the system. He was never given any parameters for what that meant - and he too got the wind knocked out of his sails - only because he didn't know any better at the time -- and it is you the public who really told us (one commissioner cannot do it alone - believe me!) So I assume that over the next few years we will continue to look at innovative solutions to meeting the financial needs of the system. 2. And for those that think e-democray is limited in its scope of who it represents only brings up the point that it wasn't just this list but tons of phone calls, e-mails from others not on the Mpls Issues list, and even the old fashioned "snail" mail letters that were part of the barrage of dissension. In the testimony on Wed. night there were speakers from the suburbs and several from north and northeast Mpls and there was the lone wolf who supported DQ. So it was a broader group than just those who live by Lake Harriet. 3. The Pioneer Press article says we will do a market survey of residents and what they want. No. I was clear that the market survey needs to be a cross-section of users about both kinds of food and pricing of products.; that as a regional park and the 2nd highest visitor attraction in the state (to the Mall) with 5.5 million users it needs to include lots of input from other places and people, too. (just a note: some of my e-mails did come from other parts of the country). Again, thank you all, Annie Young citywide Park Commissioner _______________________________________ 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
