My sympathy to you sir. My son went to the school and we were very much involved with the Minneapolis school board pulling the pin, Keith Hammond had some excellent ideas, unfortunately, they required much more money than is available. The Minneapolis school board did not do any kind of background check on Mr. Hammond and the unfortunate result is that many children were given hope and then that hope was dashed. In addition to that, it was my impression that not only did the school board absolve themselves from any responsibility to the students , they absoved themselves from any debtor responsibilites. While many Minneapolis schools do not have enough books for all the students attending, Mr. Hammond was allowed to buy all kinds of luxuries, as no one was "minding the shop". According to an article in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, an office employee of Mr. Hammond's sued him for unpaid wages in small claims court and won. Good luck with your quest. As for me, I am now sending my son to a school outside of the Minneapolis district and will NEVER support Minneapolis Public Schools again. Susan Ohnstad - Minneapolis
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:08:29 +1000 "Richard Apperly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just to introduce myself - My name is Richard Apperly and I run a > web > development company here in Melbourne, Australia. > > I have been trying for some time to chase up some outstanding > payment > for work that was commissioned by Keith Hammond from the MTTA last > year. > I am aware of the plight of MTTA but am not sure what happened to > Mr > Hammond. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to > whether I am fighting a lost cause or not. > > To date, we are still owed around US$3,200 for services rendered. At > the > time of us being commissioned, I was under the impression that the > school was being underwritten by the Minneapolis Public Schools > Board > (not sure if that is the correct name or not). Given they pulled > the > pin, I would have thought they had some obligation to notify > creditors > that they were doing so. > > Anyway, can anyone in this forum shed any light on what my chances > are > of recovering some monies? We are a relatively small business. Our > contractors have been paid for the work and taxes paid. Loss of > this > much does harm business. > > > Best regards > Richard Apperly > Director > Pixelskin Interactive > > Level 8, The Fawkner Centre > 499 St Kilda Rd > Melbourne, VIC, 3004 > http://www.pixelskin.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
