Lisa McDonald writes: >David both you�and Skyway News are misleading citizens when you bring up NRP in relation to LGA and general fund cuts. � Not intentionally, Lisa. In Skyway News, we only used NRP spending to give people a frame of reference on what $8.3 million buys. We didn't suggest it be cut to make up the gap. However, on the list, I did make the connection
Lisa again: Local government aid goes into the general fund. NRP doesn't come out of the general fund. It comes out�of the Common Project at MCDA, which is in turn funded primarily from TIF excess revenues. Now the mayor can reshift resources at the MCDA (such as the $4 million levy voted on for the agency last year) in order to fund NRP but the funding�hasn't come out of the general fund for that program now, or in the past. I think it is very misleading for you to suggest otherwise. I can't help but wonder if you are doing that just to get folks riled up and commenting on the list. Oh and by the way MCDA currently gets no general fund money from the city. The levy is a separate development levy. Me again: This is interesting...are you saying there's no way the mayor and council can shift money from NRP to the general fund? If so, I obviously did not know this. Can you or someone else in the know provide more info on whether such a diversion is legal? Again, I was not trying to be misleading. If I'm ignorant, it won't be the first time, but I'd love to be further enlightened. David Brauer King Field Editor, Skyway News (& SW Journal) _______________________________________ 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
