Jim, I noticed the same thing. Interesting isn't it. One correction though, 2005 is the Minneapolis election year, not this fall - as much as those who oppose the current redistricting plan may wish.
I agree that's its about time that we have someone from this part of the city of the School Board. Any takers?????? Randall Cutting Seward - formerly of Cooper Attendee of: Cooper Elementary, Pratt Elementary, Marshall-University High School and South High (after they closed Marshall-U in 1982) > In perusing The Jennings proposal > (http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/news/pdf/school_summary.pdf) it appears to me > that a disproportionate share of the closings are along the river in > (roughly the Seward, Longfellow, Cooper, Howe, and Hiawatha > neighborhoods). It may be a coincidence, and someone should correct me > if I'm wrong, but I don't believe any of the current school board > members come from those neighborhoods. > > I'm not suggesting any grand conspiracy, not do I think that it's > neccessarily cause and effect. I do wonder though that, if I'm right, > and it being an election year maybe it's time for that area to be > represented on the school board. Granted, they'd get there after the > decision on closings is a done deal, but it does seem like it would be > fair regardless. > > Jim McGuire > Como > 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
