Victoria, Where is the outrage?
Well, it was on the first Tuesday of November last year. Perhaps you remember it. It was when the incumbent Mayor, City Council President and Majority leader were all replaced. Now the focused of the outrage is on recovering from the years of mismanagement. This is a constructive use of outrage. Now Mayor Rybak and the council leadership are trying to figure out how to dig us out of the hole. A new budget for this year passed 13-0 was an incredible first step. The McKinsey report, with its broad civic involvement, to identify opportunities for structural changes is another piece. The new budget process is another piece of that. Ethics reforms will be another piece. In five short months I think that the current leadership is doing just what it said it would do: confront the problems head on, and involve lots of people in the solution. Perhaps you would like to become part of that solution? Step one: Move back to Minneapolis. <smile> Joseph Barisonzi Lyndale, Ward 10 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Victoria Heller Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 2:55 PM To: Mpls Forum Subject: [Mpls] $1 Billion spent in the past 5 years for a gain of 57 housing units This according to the McKinsey & Company report (page 5) issued to Mayor Rybak and the City Council on 3/25/02. The exact quote: "Over the past 5 years, the city spent nearly $1 billion through MCDA, NRP, and the Planning Department. During this time, the city gained only 57 housing units and had job growth significantly lagging suburbs. The city's financial situation is uncertain." Here is the link to the entire report: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/mayor/docs/Phase1Summary.pdf Does anyone else wonder what happened to all of that money? Mayor Rybak said in his "State of the City" address that he would have to TRIPLE property taxes over the next ten years unless significant cuts in spending occur soon. Where's the outrage? Posted by: Victoria Heller North Oaks, Minnesota Cedar-Riverside Property Owner (Ward 2) _______________________________________ 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 _______________________________________ 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
