In a message dated 7/16/02 6:49:12 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:With parenthesis comments by Keith Reitman
<< Keith, (That is my name) I use services provided by the Green Institute. They run the Re-Use center, which is a great concept and works very well.(It is gifted all inventory for free yet does not pay it's "grunts" a livable wage; one long term HARD worker I know earns $9@hr. It does not pay property tax, I assume. I believe the retail prices are too high to be an authentic community service and I am a professional shopper.) The Green Space Partners program of the Green Institute help community gardening in the Philips neighborhood, primarily on vacant or unbuildable lots.(Boondoggle Alert: I would like to see the expenses paid for with government $$$ on this type of activity. Of course if it were funded by profits from The Reuse Center; that would be a neo sustainable process. Betcha a building it is not.) Yes the focus of the Green Institute is providing a better home and planet for all humanity and it uses some very innovative projects to do it.(All humanity, you gotta' love it, but I do not want to pay for this universal empowerment with Mpls. Tax $$$. I wish Josh Kroll would reach in his pocket for a coupla' hundred K for the Universal Good.) Are you against non-profits for some reason? ( Yeah, they are generally run by NonProfiteers sucking my property tax $$$$ to compete with the private sector, and without competitive restraints.) Not all organizations run on the principle of the mighty dollar. (Maybe not your $$$!! POP Quiz: Who's $$$ funds The Green Institute, Josh?) One of the concepts behind community gardens is a chance to build relationships in your community.(Josh, build a relationship with your sweat; not my $$$.) That is not something you could make money on (at least I hope).((Again, spend your own $$$.)) By the way Green Space Partners, Sustainable Resource Centers, and few other groups did some community gardening workshops and real need is for north Mpls, there was one group from the North side working on a garden.(You do not need my $$$ to make a garden grow or make nice new friends in the hood. Make nice as a pastime, not a career and Leave my $$$ alone, Josh.) Josh Kroll (Parenthesis comments by Keith Reitman) Powderhorn NearNorth >> _______________________________________ 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
