Vanessa Freeman, candidate for the 3rd Ward City Council seat, speaking of city gangs and violence, says, in part:
> ...Through this process we can begin to focus on implementing sources to > help get youth job training where they can get paid and build > their skills > at the same time, Provide parenting support classes and advice on how to > deal with gang-involved children,Provide positive alternatives > programming. And who will pay for this job training with paid apprenticeship programs, parenting support classes, etc.? The MPS already provides public education and parenting support classes and roughly half of incoming 9th graders drop out before completing their training. The City Council is largely dependent upon property taxes for revenue, and it has recently announced a spending plan that includes 8 percent tax increases annually through 2010 to maintain current services and pay off old debts. How much would your proposed new programs cost, who would implement them, and who would pay for them? Do you propose increasing property taxes further to pay for these new programs? If so, how much more will taxes need to be increased? If not, what current programs/services do you propose to cut in order to provide these new education/job training/parenting programs? Michael Hohmann Linden Hills > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > V.L. Freeman > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 2:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Mpls] Gangs & Violence > > > The Minneapolis Community is rich with resources, I suggest we use what's > already in the community as resources to address the gang > problem. Which I > will do when I am elected to city council. > > By establishing an Interagency Gang Task Force: unites the schools, the > Health Department, the Sheriff and Police Departments, the Prosecuting > Attorney's Office, and Juvenile courts and Probation officers work to > identify gang-involved youth and prevent the cycle of youth violence. > > Through this process we can begin to focus on implementing sources to > help get youth job training where they can get paid and build > their skills > at the same time, Provide parenting support classes and advice on how to > deal with gang-involved children,Provide positive alternatives > programming. > Such as a peer to peer youth-directed group that addresses > alcohol and drug > use, physical abuse, gang activity, and dysfunctional families.... > > Some gangs have been around for years, and we are starting to see > 2nd and third generational gangs, snip > ...we first need to understand the gang process and history and in > order to be > successful, we must be consistent. > > Vanessa Freeman > Seeking DFL Endorsement > For Third Ward City Council snip _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
