As I recall, in the last city election, snow removal and the subsequent towing of cars from city streets, was a major issue. The Mayor and current City Council promised to rectify this problem. Now, can anyone, including Dan Niziolek, the author of this brilliantly stupid idea, explain to us how this will help clean our streets of snow faster and more cleanly with fewer car being towed?
If the city stops plowing alleys, which we pay for with our monthly water and sewer bills (which keep going up all the time), residents who normally park their calls in their garages will have one of two choices; park on the street and contirbute to the 'snow emergency shuffle' or forget using their cars until the snow goes away or gets packed down by our neighbors SUVs or pick-ups that can muscle their way through the snow. Also, will someone give me the name and number of the guy who will clean my alley for $10 - $20 per year? He is going to be one busy puppy if this stupid idea goes through. I heard Niziolek state in a council meeting that garages contribute to crime in our city by getting themselves broken into and providing cover for criminals to do their dirty deads. I also got the impression that he either doesn't have a garage or doesn't need one, so perhaps this is a good idea to him only because it doesn't affect him. Hopefully, there are enough garage owners and alley users in his ward to impress upon him that this idea will come back to haunt him in the next election. If this somehow does become city policy, then this will be one of the few times that living on the northside will be an advantage; we can just drive our cars down to the impound lot and park them, thus saving the tow charges. Anne McCandless Jordan 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
