John Erwin wrote: As an elected official I can not believe what happened at the Park Board meeting this evening. Although this action reflects badly on the institution of the Park Board, I am compelled to let the public know. The majority of the Board committed what I consider to be a gross abuse of power that all citizens of this city should be outraged at. In fact, those citizens who were there were outraged. Bob Gregor, former Minneapolis Alderman, was there and said it was the most outrageous behavior he has seen!
Please take note of the Commissioners who voted to circumvent the process with disregard for the citizens of this great city and the institution of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation System: Bob Fine (Southwest), Marie Hauser (South), Walt Dziedzic (Northest), Jon Olson (North), and Carl Kummer(Southest). Chris Johnson wrote: Well, this is rather surprising, but not as completely so as it ought to be. Ever since the campaign for the most recent park board election, after researching the candidates, I've felt that Bob Fine was an oily, shifty skunk not to be trusted. That he was in on this bomb makes too much sense. The corruption in this town seems to be an especially virulent and contagious sort, from the MCDA to the Park Board is quite the breadth. David Piehl comments: Well, I'm glad to see my faith in John Erwin and Annie Young was not misplaced; they were part of the rational few who have refused to participate in the "good ole boys network" that is likely at work here. I'm sadly not suprised that Marie Hauser was on the proverbial wrong side of the fence; her "go along to get along" approach was evident when she tried to represent Central neighborhood in the Access/Excess Project proceedings; she was easily manipulated by project coordinator Tom Johnson, and likely was in this case as well. It's sad, because she is otherwise intelligent. David Piehl Central __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ 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
