David Brauer wrote: "So these things are tough, tough, tough. Criticism is deserved, but we as citizens need to be as solution-oriented as we ask our leaders to be. I appreciate Vicki stepping up to the plate: she'd get rid of NRP, CPED, the park and library board."
Ms. Hatchet suggests: Only own what you can afford to maintain. Pay down debt as quickly as possible to free up future cash flow. Ask how many parks can Mpls afford? Not: How many do we want? If the answer is 50, then get rid of the other 50 - sell the property for cash and put it back on the tax rolls. You'll get a twofer. Repeat this process for Libraries. Remember that Mpls is the same size that it was in 1920 - and according to Dyna, shrinking by the day. Property tax collections and the missing schoolchildren would confirm her observations. The NRP should go bye bye. Every other City in the world gets along without such a program. All of the money saved could be used for public safety, or anything else the CITY COUNCIL decides to spend it on. The neighborhoods will have to get by without an allowance. The City shouldn't be in the real estate business at all. It's hard for me to imagine the need for anything more than a normal zoning and planning department. Think of these techniques as a diet. "It's for your own good." Got willpower? Ms. Hatchet (Vicky Heller) North Oaks 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
