I agree with Paul, and am worried about what the plan might do to NRP and the goals and concepts that go with it. .
I am very concerned about losing some of the best of NRP. One thing is the fact that it is not just a City program but brings several jurisdictions together - COunty, Parks, Schools, Lib. City etc. It encourages cooperation among these entities and neighborhoods as well as businesses and nonprofits. I am also concerned that results could lead to less local decision making and control over funds. While it has had its problems NRP has also done a great deal for this City. We need to look where and how it has been successful, as well as learn from its failings. I am not sure that folding it into a larger City department is the answer. Paul Lohman writes: > The key here is that > presently neighborhoods don't merely "influence" how NRP money is spent > they "control" it - within certain guidelines. That's a whole lot more > tangible than simply being given "influence" over spending. > > I welcome this unified vision and goal setting with regard to citywide > issues. It can be one that provides neighborhoods with a clearer framework > in which to work. And I would welcome tighter guidelines for how > neighborhoods spend the dollars that are allocated to them. But my hope is > that we are not now in a process of stripping neighborhoods of their > ability to make local decisions nor stripping them of all control over > financial matters. That doesn't seem to be the case, but ..... > Cam Gordon Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Ward 2 SD 59 (612) 332-6210, 296-0579, 339-2452 _______________________________________ 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
