Remember the debate some months back where I claimed Tom Johnson of Access Project fame was a lobbyist, and questioned why a lobbyist rather than a community organizer would be put in charge of community input on the Excess Project? Well, Tom Johnson wouldn't give a clear answer, so a few project supporters denied the claim on his behalf; I believe Dave Jensen actually put it in the category of "black helicopters swirling in to get us".
The Southwest Journal article today settles the claim: Johnson knew the government ropes; he had previously worked as MnDOT's federal lobbyist, he said. http://www.swjournal.com/display/inn_news/news01.txt Does anyone out there believe this is the only time that the project organizers "swerved" around the truth? David Piehl Central __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ 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
