From: Barbara Lickness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
If I lived in the third ward in one of the
neighborhoods that is being torn up by the crime
problems, I would want someone who at least had clue
as to what is was like to live with these problems on
a daily basis. I would also want someone who had
worked arm in arm as a volunteer to help deal with it.
PEP: I think most if not all candidates know what the crime situation is on the 3rd ward and I think that's been demonstrated. But I agree that such a quality is important for a council member.
I know Don Samuels knows his stuff in terms of crime
in that area. I also find him "common sense" oriented
with a broad understanding of the issues. I believe
that he would be a great city councilmember.
PEP: Let me state right off that I am glad not to live in the 3rd ward because I don't have to make a tough decision, and that I have no doubt that Samuels knows his stuff in terms of crime and common-sense governance. But, at the DFL endorsing convention, he wasn't able to answer a question about the continuation of TIF. When I was a a candidate for office, I don't think everybody expected me to know the answers to every question -- but I think they also expected me to tell them what I thought about the Profile or what should be cut in the MPS budget. While I think that Samuels would be a great city council member, if I were living in the 3rd I'd be concerned that he doesn't have a deep enough knowledge of some key issues to be effective.
Patrick Peterson
Dinkytown
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