Fred Markus: "I have long advocated to the mayor and others that having so many individual staff operations at the NRP neighborhood level has become fiscally unsustainable......."
Vicky adds: You are correct Fred, but it's worse than you think. Minneapolis is up to its eyeballs in debt and doesn't have a pit to poss in. The NRP has already squandered over $200 million and the City Council has no choice but to apply a tourniquet to the money hemorrhage. There are no conspiracies - you're simply broke. Jim Graham: "Development should ALWAYS be driven by residents, or it will be driven over and around them. Formulate a vision of where you want your community to go and bring the talents and wisdom of your own people to achieve that vision." Vicky adds: Along with talent and wisdom, they need to bring their own money too. There's nothing wrong with having a "vision" - in fact, neighborhood s�ances might be fun. Just remember to confine your "visions" to publicly owned property. Since individuals don't have the power of eminent domain, it's a waste of time to have "visions" about other people's private property. George Sherman had a "vision" about owning my property, and with the help of the City, he almost got it. I hope Minneapolis residents have learned that such schemes are expensive legal no no's. It's time to face the facts -- visionaries need to get real jobs. Become taxpayers instead of taxtakers and everyone will be better off. Vicky Heller North Oaks and Cedar-Riverside 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
