Here's a question for candidates and others on the issue of environmental concerns in neighborhoods. Is it fair for a government to find a way to abate sound pollution in Southwest Minneapolis, to a tune of $200 million and growing, but put aside piddly money for lead abatement and other environmental hazard abatement in poor folks' homes, particularly over North?. After all, the sound abatement measures have been done as improvements to existing homeowner and rental properties, at no cost to the owner. Is it a coincidence that most of the folks benefitted are middle to upper income whites, while poor people of color must deal with lead poisonings and other environmental hazards in Phillips, Near North, Hawthorne, Jordan and Harrison?
Look for an environmental justice campaign from Project 504, coming to your northside neighborhood soon. Gregory Luce Project 504/Minneapolis (North Phillips) > >> Environmental issues take a distinct back seat in this district >> to issues of economics, education, and crime, in my opinion. >> WM: Actually, that is far from the reality. It's not by accident that >> the Green Institute is in Phillips. It was residents of Phillips who >> pushed and shoved the legislature to get lead abatement money to deal >> with the unconscionable number of lead poisoned children in Phillips. >> Karen Clark authored/sponsored the lead bills (and probably whatever >> came/comes to the Green Institute as well, but you'd have to ask >> Annie Young about that one). The notion behind the Green Ins. is that >> green industries could produce new jobs for Phillips residents and >> that a green conscious Phillips would inprove health and economics at >> the same time. >> > > WizardMarks, Central > >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
