Third in a continuing series, available at www.project504.org/504WeeklyReport.htm, and downloadable as a nifty PDF at www.project504.org/504Weekly.pdf
In this week: FILCHED! Minnesota Legislators Pick the Pockets of Tenants, Homeless. How the Minnesota House--and, egads, the Senate--are robbing low-income tenants of $18 million and trying to dump the Governor's proposed $20 million bonding bill for supportive housing. MONTGOMERY STIFFS HISPANIC TENANTS. Southern Minnesota town buys three downtown buildings but--oops--refuses to pay required relocation benefits to the families who are made to move. ON THE WEB: Minneapolis Officials Respond to Concerns Over Fire Department Inspections. Council Member Paul Zerby and Fire Chief Rocco Forte say that Minneapolis has responded to every tenant complaint. Letters now online. HOUSING COURT STATS. Weekly synopsis of evictions and other filings in Hennepin County's Housing Court Division. Emergency TRA against Sean Stahl for a property in the Standish neighborhood. Rent escrow case against UPI Properties for an apartment at 1920 3rd Avenue South. Extra Supersize Bonus! Put Langston Hughes' 'Madam and the Rent Man' in your pocket on Friday as part of "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Best, Gregory Luce Project 504 Residing in St. Paul 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
