Being able to cope with planned and budgeted improvements with advance notice is one thing. Being blindsided with ultimatums with unrealistic deadlines is irresponsible governance and another thing altogether.
Regards, Jason Stone | Hale --- Jim Mork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dyna's sad story is a good illustration of one of the PROBLEMS of home > ownership. The city requires some upkeep. And sometimes it may not be > affordable or even physically possible. I think the city should have a > roster of reasonably-priced services and an arrangement to pay the cost off > over five years on the property tax bill. Oh, and of course, the owners > would have to be able to keep up with property taxes, not fall behind. Home > ownership is a great boon, but not everyone can handle it. > > > > ________________________________________ > Jim Mork > Cooper Neighborhood > Longfellow Community > Minneapolis, MN > We think. You'll like it here. > And we're more fun than a barrel of Norwegians > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > 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, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com 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, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
