At first, when I read this post, I thought it was some sort of joke. Then I realized: these people are serious. For crying out loud, is this some sort of real issue? I mean, they're leaf blowers. Sure, they make a little noise every now and again, but so do jackhammers, snowblowers, lawnmowers, hoopties on Lake Street, and about a hundred other things. Surely there are better things for the city council to work on.
If the city council spends ANY time on this, it will be official: they will annointed Busybodies with simply not enough to do, and should be dismissed. Mike Thompson Southwest Minneapolis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Rueff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:00 PM Subject: [Mpls] Leaf Blower action meeting post > Please post this announcement prior to 8 Jan 05 > Thank you! > > From: Stephen Rueff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Leaf blower action 01.08 > > Leaf Blower Action Meeting > Sat Jan 8 > 9:30-11am > Van Cleve Park, 901 15 Av SE > Minneapolis (Near Como - Just North of Dinkyown) > The park phone number is 612-370-4926. > > A group of citizens have been meeting to promote a cleaner, quieter city > through the reduction or elimination of the use of leaf blowers in the > City of Minneapolis. We have based our efforts on the work of over 200 > cities which have regulated or banned the use of blowers (see link below). > > At this meeting supporters of our efforts will strategize ways to broaden > community awareness and gain support for the proposed Minneapolis City > ordinance ban on gas powered and electric leaf blowers. We have two ardent > supporters on the City Council in Councilmembers Niziolek and Zimmermann. > > If you cannot attend the meeting please consider doing one or all of the > following: > > 1) contact your City Council representative and express your interest in > banning blowers. > > 2) Contact your neighborhood association, get on the agenda for January, > and speak out against blowers at the meeting. > > 3) e-mail your interest to stay involved in the NO BLOW movement and we > will keep you informed. > > KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ORDINANCE DRAFT IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED IN LATE > JANUARY SO YOUR INPUT IN JANUARY IS CRITICAL. > > For more information go to: http://www.allianceforsustainability.net/ then > click on 'neighborhoods' > > 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
