http://markusfredric.tripod.com/ now has homeownership map distributions for White, African American, and Hispanic households, a map of tenant concentrations, and some brief closer looks at near South Minneapolis precincts.
The public hearing tomorrow evening - 6:00 pm in the City Council chamber - promises to be informative on many fronts, and not just about the once-over-lightly treatment I attempted on my website with reference to race/ethnicity questions. There are other contexts to ponder and Minneapolis citizens will no doubt range far afield. There's value of participating at both the public hearings: the first one before we Commissioners settle into negotiation and decision mode and the second one when we report our efforts to you all and then hear your critique after we publish our tentative ward boundary plan on April 4, seven days' prior to the final public hearing on April 11. If I were not a member of the redistricting body but interested in the process, I'd show up for the dialogue tomorrow evening and then plan to see what happens at the far end in case I want to have a say in the evaluation process. Fred Markus, Horn Terrace, Ward Ten, Redistricting 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
