Hey folks, The political and economic discussion is great! I'm even going to take Mike up on his suggestion about urban planning's role over the next few days.
But now, let's talk about ice. I've been out skating about a dozen times so far this season and the Park Board has been doing a fine job with ice rinks - until it snowed. At Matthews Center the staff was told to make a big sheet of ice. Flood this huge area they were told and make loads of ice. So, they rose early when it was freezing cold right after Thanksgiving and the stayed late those several days. They made a great sheet of ice! We were skating all over the park. On Thursday and Friday it snowed a bit and the plows came to sweep off the snow. They left half of the skatable sheet of ice unplowed! What a waste of water! What a loss to our community. What a potential for injury. We need a larger open sheet of ice to accommodate all the folks who want to skate. With rinks closing across the city due to budget constraints the remaining ice should be better and larger. The ice skating season is short but let's challenge our park employees to do the bet they can and provide great service. This is how we can all pull together and build a great city while still tightening our belt. Today I spent an hour shoveling the unplowed ice at Matthews to make room for the passel of kids who wanted to skate. I hope that next time we need the rink is swept it will be done by a park employee motivated by a desire to serve the community. -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Seward: a great place to live, work, learn, and play! (612) 724-3217 home ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________ 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
