It appears crime has left Minneapolis. The Mayor has determined we no longer need a police force of any size relative to our population. Perhaps the Mayor has an agreement with the thugs within our society that if they have been less than a model citizen, to turn themselves in for proper reprimand.
My initial thought was that the plan to reduce the size of the police force is the "Red Herring" in a move for larger assessments or a levy question to fund additional officers. Perhaps the Mayor or one of the big thinkers in city hall could correct me on my second thought, the looming failure of the five work-out plan, a response to the orgy of spending during the 90's. It also appears there has been no discussion of the excesses within Public Works (PW) or CPED (nee MCDA). If I recall correctly, Public Works spends roughly $231,000,000 per year and the CPED $146,000,000 per year. We are going in the wrong direction in terms of law enforcement. From my perspective, I will forgo some of the naive and cavalier spending of CPED and PW to invest in a police force of 1200. Lee R. Eklund Victory 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
