This message is from David Fey, Deputy Mayor of Minneapolis (Seward neighborhood):
There is an email currently circulating that contains misinformation about the 5-Year Financial Direction now under consideration by the Minneapolis City Council and its potential impact on the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP). I'm sending this email to correct that misinformation. First, the Council is not deciding "whether or not to extend Community Development funding." The resolution would establish a level for total community development funding - including the NRP - that can be supported within its property tax policy. That level is estimated to be approximately $33 million per year for the next five years. Second, the resolution under consideration does not propose eliminating the NRP. The resolution doesn't address NRP at all, except to clarify that NRP funding is part of total community development funding. Regarding the future of NRP, Bob Miller is currently chairing a joint City-NRP committee that will make recommendations to the NRP Policy Board and the City Council about the relationship of the NRP to the City's newly created Office of Community Planning and Economic Development. Laura Sether Office of Mayor Rybak Standish-Ericsson _______________________________________ 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
