While we're at it, how about some questions for County Board chair, Mike Opat?
1) When you ran against John Derus, you were proposing a 10-year limit on service as County Commissioner (Star Tribune, Feb 29, 1992, Metro section, Steve Brandt, reporter). It has been 10 years since you took office. How and why has your position changed on term limits? 2) With a $34 million shortfall in the County's operating budget, how could Hennepin participate in a public financing stadium deal? Is it the right thing to do at this point? 3) You have been noted in the Star Tribune as wanting to give the County Board a higher profile in civic affairs. What have you done in the last 10 years to start along this road? 4) The 4 most senior County Board members have been serving for a collective 64 years. How are you going to engage and encourage the next generation of leaders to contribute to County governance? 5) What can be done about the SH 252 corridor which is quickly becoming another bottleneck of traffic. Do you support the Northstar Corridor project? 6) What are your opinions on the Met Council? Will you support modifying that body to become an elected body? 7) Have you signed the pledge to support the Anoka-Hennepin ISD levy proposal (s) this fall? If not, why not? Bob Velez Shingle Creek Ward 4-1 -- Citizen Bob Velez Green Party endorsed candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 1 AFSCME (Local 34) ENDORSED http://www.webspawner.com/users/citizenbobvelez/ Quoting Walt Cygan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It has been a week since Peter McLaughlin posted a item about his > accomplishments. It was nice, but he has not yet answered Jordan > Kushner's follow-up questions, some of which Ed Felien had also posed: > > 1) Why have you appeared to consistently support public funding for a > private sports stadium? > > 2) What was your role in the decision to have Highway 55 fly over Lake > Street while causing a much larger delay in the traffic lights at that > intersection? > > 3) Why did you sign your names as one of the co-authors of an op-ed > piece in the Star Tribune on March 27, 2001, in which you appeared to > denounce the Minnesota Attorney General's investigation of Allina Health > > System's unethical practices? > > 4) How do you justify your consistent past support for the Highway 55 > reroute near the Mississippi river which was destructive to the > environment, the community, Native American culture, and has actually > led to more rather than less traffic? > > 5) How do you compare or distinguish your political agenda from your > allies in the city of Mineapolis' DFL leadership who were defeated in > last year's elections? > > These are some issues that a lot of us would like to hear about. Mr. > McLaughlin, how about stepping up to the plate, so to speak? Please > engage Mr. Felien and those of us who are planning to cast a vote in > November in a real dialogue on the issues. If you have some questions > that you'd like to pose to Mr. Felien, please post them. Let's hear > about issues that affect our lives. > > Walt Cygan > Keewaydin > > > _______________________________________ > 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
