Kudos to Craig Cox for increasing government accountability in Minneapolis with his City Hall watchdog paper the Minneapolis Observer. I do enjoy his new feature, the Ballot Box. I'm guessing it will really heat up as we venture down the campaign trail together. I wanted to clarify one entry regarding the 8th Ward race.
Craig writes: Robert Lilligren is said to have encouraged Dennis Tifft to run. Hauser also noted that Titi Bediako may be Mayor Rybak's favorite. The mayor, however, has not made any formal announcement of support in the ward.Lilligren also is not backing any particular candidate. RL: The above language suggests that Marie, and perhaps others, believes that Dennis is in the race due to my encouragement. This is untrue. I know Dennis was interested in running for office long before he worked on my last campaign. I have met with and encouraged most of these candidates. This is government by the people and if we are not willing to step forward to participate it will never work. The people of the new 8th Ward are lucky to have a strong field to choose from. I know most of the 8th Ward candidates pretty well. Several are friends. I have been clear with these candidates and my constituents; I am neutral in the race. It is for the fine voters of the ward to choose. I have made myself available to all of them to discuss any issues affecting the Ward. Most have taken advantage of this offer. Thanks, Robert Lilligren Council Member Ward 8 Candidate Ward 6 Phillips West www.voterobert.com 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
