Well, here's an idea. Mothball the Loring Park shelter building that's currently under renovation and put the saved operating costs into keeping the wading pools open this summer. You might even have enough left over to turn on the beloved Berger fountain. By the way, the fountain counts as a wading pool if you have ever observed how many people play in it on a hot summer day. Oh don't worry about the building, you could still walk by it and admire what $1,000,000. can do to spiff up a little used MPRB piece of property. Richard Anderson Loring Park
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Annie Young Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 9:13 AM To: David Brauer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Wading pools Yes - on the open list there has been little talk but believe me people have found out how to write off line or from other sources. I (and we) are getting lots of responses. Unfortunately, only one person out of dozens has offered an alternative solution. I am still looking for "which Peter I am to take the money from in order to pay Paul". Again, I am very open to suggestions. Annie Young citywide Park Commissioner At 08:38 AM 3/29/03 -0600, David Brauer wrote: >Although it's not as high-profile as the war, there's been surprisingly >little debate about the Park Board possibly closing wading pools near the >lake. > >Do members think this is an appropriate cut, given the context of a $3.5 >Park Board shortfall? How important are wading pools? And do they deserve to >be the first cut restored if the Park Board can find other cuts. > >My understanding is that most if not all wading pools in Southwest >Minneapolis will be shut down. > >And I echo Annie's question: if you restore the 50K saved, where else do you >find the savings? > >David Brauer >King Field > > >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 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 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
