> I, as you can guess, think the mere citizens have done a very > good job. Haven't found any $800 toilet seats have you? Nor any > $700,000 apartments such as Vicky was complaining about. My NRP > financed garage rehab was at a very cheap competitive price. I > gave it to the lowest bidder among the people I knew I could > trust. The fiduciary controls here exceed any that apparently > exist in the Minneapolis government. We're not going broke, and > unlike Brookfield or any of the other corporate welfare > recipients, we'll pay back what we borrowed. Maybe an NRP group > should have been in charge of THOSE projects, NOT a government bureau!!!
Jim has it exactly right. Keep the control local, focused and open and it will work better. The citizens of Minneapolis are really smart and if given the chance will provide the best service at the lowest price. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend Cooper 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
