In a message dated 9/16/03 8:50:22 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< A question came to my mind as I drove home: How much does one bad landlord cost the city? I know from checking that some rental properties pay a lot in property taxes. But some aspiring public affairs student ought to really dig out the cost-benefit ratio. >> Keith says; Interesting question if it were quantifiable. It is not quantifiable because it is an unfair question. Should we include the cost of arresting a criminal if he resided at the rental? You may not have been listening when Don mentioned how angry Jordan neighborhood groups may tend to get "one-dimensional". Then demand simplistic and heavy handed solutions when trying to "solve" problems like the neighborhood's youth selling drugs on the local streets. Don did not have time to explain the deepest paradigms of concentrated poverty, ignorance, neglect, abuse, and the default/illegal money making economy in the hood. He also did not tell these 'fortress neighborhood" habitues why they MUST really get involved in the matter of a problem neighborhood on the other side of the fortress wall. He appears a man of even, and pleasant, temperament. He didn't want to scare anybody with the raw reality; or alienate anyone by proving they are subject to consequences for conditions "over there". Everyone was concerned but I compare it to an environmental conference on global warming and the fossil fuel crises. Everybody cares; and offers thought filled concern. Then they hop in the Suburban for the ride down the block to the mansh. Don proved to me that he can shmooze up Southwest residents. With Joe Barsizoni in the wings tonight; this assemblage may have done double duty as a focus group for Mayoral ambitions. I give all to Don: 10 "RT's" (minus 2 yawns) on a scale of 1 to 10 RT's. I only give RT 61/2 "RT's" ( he's lost credibility on many issues). And I found Jim Mork verbose, when he had his moment (long, long, moment) to express an opinion(s). Brandt covered so "read all about it manyana. Keith Reitman NearNorth REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ 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
