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I need to point out that in the message below, the term "harassed" is my word, not Dave Harstads. I used the term based on my experience with Mr Johnson and the experience of other PAC members. A better word might be "bullied", but that is also my word, not Dave H's. Dave Piehl Central From: Dave Piehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:46 AM Subject: [Mpls] No "dogs" Allowed? Exclusivity of I35W Access Project > > As attention has been drawn to the problems associated > with the I35W / Lake Street Access Project sponsored > by Phillips Partnership and the taxpayer, there seems > to be increasing pressure by staff of the Access > Project to conform, presumably to the opinions of the > Phillips Partnership leadership. > > Yesterday, Tom Johnson, Access Project Staff > (political lobyist too, I believe) harassed dissenting > member Dave Harstad to the point that Dave, a resident > representative for the Whittier neighborhood, resigned > from the PAC. This was in response to Dave's > well-founded concern about Phillips Partnership > getting MNDoT funding WITHOUT the approval or review > of our elected state legislators. > > This is not the first time such harassment has > occurred, I was the subject of the same treatment at > the beginning of the process four years ago, and I am > aware of other PAC members (still on board) who have > undergone the same treatment. > > How can the process be considered a "citizen > participatory" process when those with different > opinions (and brave enough to speak their mind) are so > strongly "encouraged" to resign? > > In summary, I believe that the "Input Process" is > filtering out dissent, rather than addressing it > constructively. > > David Piehl > Central > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________ 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
