What do list members think about this ideal? ************************************************* The Jordan Area Community Council, the county and the city plan to put up to six probation officers into the neighborhood by setting up an office at 2539 Irving Av. N.
A $40,000 federal empowerment zone grant is serving as the down payment and refurbishing money for the $170,000, 1,456-square-foot house. Franklin National Bank is supplying the mortgage to the Community Council, which intends to lease the house to the county for $1,500 a month. "We had to take drastic measures," said Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein about locating the probation house in a neighborhood. He came up with the idea and pitched it to Mayor R.T. Rybak. "It's a horrible indictment on what we've come to," Stenglein said. The neighborhood has a high murder rate and has been the focus of summer crime-fighting efforts. One in nine residents in Jordan is on probation, the highest concentration in the city, according to city and county officials. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4956582.html Posted by Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm 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
