To all Park Board Commissioners: Even though you all made your beds and are lying in them, it is not too late to change your collective minds. Do not pull the covers over your face nor the wooly blankets over our eyes. Feel free to call an emergency meeting TONIGHT! The voters of Minneapolis will respect you in the morning.
Pamela Taylor (Who plans to frolic in the park with the grandkids when back home visiting from Clearwater, FL) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Barbara L. Nelson Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:08 PM To: Alan Hooker Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Park Board overrides mayor's veto I'm trying hard to find a way to respect the decision the Park Board made to over ride Mayor Rybak's veto. What I'm interested in knowing is whether or not the Park Board asked for a new finanical analysis after it was pointed out on the list by Mike Hohmann that their first report did not use a discount rate (that is, it didn't take into account the time value of money) which invalidates it. I mean, really! Analyzing for Present Value is elementary, without it all conclusions are invalid. It's hard to respect decisions that are willfully made without data, or with data that is known to be suspect or downright inaccurate. I don't want to make any assumptions about this -- so please, Park Board members -- tell us if you did get an accurate analysis. And, if you did, would you please also tell us the assumptions used in making the analysis. That, too, can make all the difference. Barbara Nelson Burnsville Once and future Minneapolitan _______________________________________ 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
