Thank you Derek, these are great questions. I would also like to know from mayoral candidates specifics about:
8. How specifically will they support, engage, and build NRP groups? 9. What they will propose toward streamlining or improving the structure of the Minneapolis government? 10. What they will do to improve the environmental sustainability of the city in the areas of energy efficiency, waste reduction, surface water quality, air quality, and how they will address the problems of environmental injustice to vulnerable and other groups? 11. How they will make the city more bicycle and pedestrian friendly? 12. What they will do to build the business and economic strength of the city, including what their plans are for supporting small businesses and non-profits, and for encouraging large businesses to expand or relocate to Minneapolis? I understand that the candidates are scheduling debates. Does anyone know where and when they will be? I was at an open house for ward 2 city council candidate Cara Letofsky this weekend. Cara said that she will be debating the other candidates for ward 2 and that the mayoral candidates are supposed to be there as well. As an aside, I was impressed with the open house. There were lots of people there including environmentalists, labor people, and neighborhood activists. Cara spoke to the group and took some questions about her vision for the city. I'm looking forward to learning more about Cara and the other ward 2 candidates and hope to hear a lot more publicly from the mayoral candidates. Randall Cutting Seward > Derek Burrows Reise asks: > > 1. It seems that both are a little wishy-washing on > public funds for a stadium, with McLaughlin even > floating an idea for a county sales tax to support a > stadium. Can we describe one of the candidates as > being less enthusiastic to use public funds for a > stadium? > > 2. Both have been mass transit advocates and want to > pursue the Central Cooridor LRT. Any differences > here? > > 3. Rybak has spent much of his time fighting the > airport commission over noise and expansion. I > haven't heard anything about where McLaughlin fits > into Airport issues. > > 4. Rybak has been criticized by some for not > supporting public safety enough, but in what ways > would McLaughlin be better? > > 5. Both Rybak and McLaughlin are talking about taking > leadership advocating for schools. With the Mayor > having no official role in Mpls public schools, what > exactly are both of them suggesting? > > 6. Both want to save us from our rapidly increasing > property taxes, but is this just a pie-in-the-sky > promise? > > 7. Finally, with the current hostility Minneapolis > faces at the capitol, is it possible for one of these > two DFLers to do a better job working with Republicans > in St. Paul? Or is Minneapolis pretty much strewed > unless it elects Ron Eibensteiner as Mayor? > > I want someone to convince me one of these two men is > the one to go with. > > Derek Burrows Reise > Longfellow and lovin' it 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
