No company that I've ever been involved with/worked for releases the statemnts for an annual report for at least a year after it happens. The bureacracy alone involved in (city) budget activities makes it nearly impossible for the figures to be analyzed for up to a year ahead of time. The (Minneapolis) park board is famous for whining about money; as is the school board. The MCDA consistently gets the mundane brow-beaten for trying to provide places for all people of varied incomes to live...yadda yadda yadda...NEWS FLASH: even though it might be the almighty school board ordering the demolitions (of "affordable housing") for the(forward thinking goal )construction of a public (although mediocre) school, it's that cursed rogue MCDA that often times ends up in ownership of the subject properties in the interim; so they're the proverbial public punching bag. I applaud the new administration for attempting to bring the school board and the park and rec people into the planning and development process. Maybe then the entire bureaucracy can share the blame for demolishing livable housing. JHarmon Cleveland P.S. there ain't no justice. JHarmon Cleveland
>From: "Victoria Heller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mpls Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Mpls] Let's get specific: Mpls spent $66 million for "Culture & >Recreation" >Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 06:34:13 -0500 > >During the year 2000, the total City expenditures were $480 million broken >down as follows...... > > $52,081,000 for general government > $149,636,000 for public safety > $35,846,000 for highways and streets > $20,718,000 for health and welfare > $66,585,000 for culture and recreation ******* > $21,692,000 for economic development > $35,232 ,000 for urban development and housing > $97,997,000 for debt service > > >Assuming that the Parks department is part of "Culture and Recreation," >let's get an audit of where the money actually goes. > >I'm still waiting for the 2001 financial reports - will produce a cash flow >statement for the list as soon as they're available. > >Vicky Heller >North Oaks >Minneapolis Property Owner and Taxpayer > >_______________________________________ >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 _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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
