I have been mulling the same thoughts. There did not seem to be substance on that website. A great list of names but programs seemed opaque. Young kids need structure which would come from jobs/chores and not entertainment to occupy time. The city needs to crack down on the criminals very hard on the streets and the courts. There needs to be opportunity for work so families can provide with dignity. Perhaps the Mayor can tell the list what things are actually being done pertaining to the hardest hit crime areas to counter the problem. dorie gallagher nokomis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dyna Sluyter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Monday, August 2, 2004, at 08:21 AM, Jason C Stone wrote: > > > Dorie, perhaps we could rally around a group created to deal w/the > > situation. > > http://www.citypeace.org/promise/ > > Isn't that Don Samuels monprofit founded with Target's exit payment? > > Cute website, but these ideas have already been tried and failed over > the last few decades. Instead of yet another round of hot dogs and > chips we need some real "weeding and seeding", things like real > penalties for criminals and job opportunities for our youth beside the > gangs. The website makes no mention of these strategies, so I'll > decribe them. > > Weeding: > > Recently our mayor promised to take legal action if neccessary to make > higher levels of government (the Metropolitan Airports Commission) live > up to their responsibility to mitigate aircraft noise. Meanwhile, our > police arrest criminals only to have higher level government bodies > (the Courts, County Jail, and State prison system) turn the same felons > loose. Our mayor and council needs to be just as vigilant in making > these governments fullfill these responsibilities as he is in > pressuring MAC. If they refuse to respond, we can apply pressure- there > is no reason we cannot take prisoners our underfunded county jail > refuses over to the governors mansion and award their custody to the > governor. We also provide considerable free security services for the > federal government, perhaps we should withhold such support until we > receive funding for more cops, etc. to fulfill all those unfunded > homeland security mandates the Bush administration. > > Seeding: > > A few weeks back people formed a line over a block long to apply for > jobs at the soon to open Northside CUB store. Yet several of our > council members are bound and determined to bulldoze our north > riverfront industrial area with it's thousands of jobs and replace it > with more luxury husing that will maybe underemploy a few > groundskeepers. > Every other city has an "economic development" type agency.... except > Minneapolis. We should be chasing down jobs with as much fervor as any > small and dying prairie town. > > There it is, a neat and simple paln to save Minneapolis with no bus > tours or additional nonprofits required. Fat chance it'll ever get > anywhere... > > hangin' on in Hawthorne, > > Dyna Sluyter > > > > 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 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
