1) The Park Board has reallocated 1.3 million dollars this year to deal with the Dutch Elm Disease issue. Last year we reallocated an additional $300-500,000 on this same issue to pay for additional tub grinders and overtime to remove the trees as quickly as possible. Both of these are a very large reallocation in years when we have yet again had to make significant funding cuts. In addition, the MPRB has led the way in trying to acquire additional dollars through the city, state and federal government ourselves (through writing a bill to deal with this at the state level and through the efforts of the Tree Commission - which the Park Board founded) to increase funding for trees in our city. To suggest that the MPRB has been negligent is simply wrong. We have planted more trees that we have taken out every year since I have been on the Board, consistently shifted money into operations to deal with trees, and made a great effort to acquire additional funds to deal with this issue.
2) The MPRB did not approve the mini golf course that keeps being brought up!!! At the last meeting of the year a budget compromise was made and that along with some other specific projects were dropped from the budget! So. . .. . . . .there is no approved mini golf course for northeast Minneapolis as has been suggested over and over again! Sincerely, John Erwin At-Large MPRB Commissioner REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
