Before we merge two major cities, we should have the two core cities annex all 180-odd suburbs and make them a part of the urban organism.
Andy Driscoll Saint Paul -------- Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right. --Mahatma Gandhi > From: "DENNIS TIFFT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 15:05:41 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mpls] St. Minnepaulis? > > I spend alot of time lurking on on this sight. I think that the wave of the > future will be the merging of cities. A recent case is in Des Moines, Iowa. > They are planning to merge the city and county. I think we need to consider > doing that with Minneapolis and the first level of suburbs. Just my thoughts > on the matter. > > > > > > >> From: Timothy Mady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [Mpls] St. Minnepaulis? >> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 11:32:39 -0800 (PST) >> >> I concur with the benefits of merging our disparite >> municipal services. I'd go one step better and merge >> municipalities themselves. I think Montreal recently >> completed this step. Sadly, this metro is far too >> parochial to ever actually do something like this. >> The convention and tourism and business chambers can't >> even speak with one voice. Think of the legislative >> pull of a large, super city. We could name it >> Minnehaha or Pigs Eyeopolis. Perhaps this is what >> happens after spending too much time playing Sim City >> and I really just need to stop dreaming. >> >> Tim Mady >> West Calhoun >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >> http://mailplus.yahoo.com >> _______________________________________ >> >> 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 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
