Jim Mork writes: > This is > supposed to be e-democracy, David. This is where we have citizen input and > roust the insiders to defend their actions. So to try to silence that sort > of debate as somehow "unfair" undermines the very purpose of e-democracy.
Jim, I was trying to advance debate, not silence it. My point is that some are making summary judgments based on a couple of lines they read in the newspaper. My point is that we need more information (in other words, advancing debate), rather than starting the discussion with off-with-his-head. Also, to refresh everyone's memory (including those in power), I included four follow-up questions ... to advance the debate! Here they are again: 1. Restructuring. How can the city justify $100,000 salaries at a time of layoffs - and when a similar number of MCDA high-level execs were let go. 2. Related to #1: Is this about downsizing, or merely cleaning house at the top? 3. The 35W Access Project has split neighborhoods and activists. It has been portrayed as helping major employers at the expense of neighborhood livability (though others say major employers and neighborhood livability will both be improved). Was Mike Christensen involved in the Access Project, and how will he handle it as head of strategic partnerships and planning? 4. What neighborhood-level experience does the CPED leadership bring? Based as much on history as any one appointee's resume, there is skepticism that economic development will be guided by a "bottom-up" philosophy (as opposed to a long-running "big-employer, top-down" one.) How can the mayor or Mr. Sheehy reassure reasonable skeptics that CPED's "reform" is nothing more than repackaged top-down. I would appreciate answers from someone at City Hall to the list, in the name of fuller discussion. David Brauer King Field TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ 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
