Matt brings up an interesting problem. He makes reference to who is responsible for the cost of extra policing. Who are the patrons? He references suburbanites.
He is dead on. This problem, like the siting of sports stadiums, the care of and housing of dependent populations, the education and housing of the poor, the transportation system, and the siting of major medical centers are REGIONAL issues. This is another case in which the central city of Minneapolis gets the bill for regional services without full contributions from all the users of those services, namely residents of the metro area. In the past, raising such issues were "fighting words" on this listserv. Instead of discussing this as a set of policy issues, it took the form of finger pointing and assigning of blame. Here is a problem that is a regional issue. Can we discuss it without framing it as a city vs. suburb confrontation? David Wilson Loring Park 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
