The South Metro Airport Action Council (SMAAC) would like to invite all city council announced and wannabe candidates and their key staff personnel as well as Mayoral candidates and advisors to SMAAC's Spring Forum, tomorrow, Saturday, May 21 from 11 am to I pm at the Richfield City Hall, City Council Chambers. Minnesota's Senior U.S. Senator, the Honorable Mark Dayton, will be the keynote speaker and he will address airport issues as they relate to the continued operation of MSP. His remarks are scheduled for 15 minutes with a 15-20 minute Q & A session with members of the audience. Senator Dayton is scheduled to arrive around 11:15 am.
This Forum is also open to the General Public. You do not have to be a member of SMAAC to attend (but we will certainly give you the opportunity to become a member if you so desire). As potential members of the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor following this Fall's election, this Forum will give you some background information about the airport noise issue and update you on the fast-breaking current issues. As most of you probably already know, you will either be inheriting or initiating a potential lawsuit against the FAA/MAC/Northwest/other airlines regarding policy failures in the sound mitigation program. As a voting member of the city's government, your votes will determine how deep the lawsuit is and how many city resources are dedicated to supporting the effort. If you will potentially be representing a ward south of downtown, you will probably encounter airport-related questions from voters on the campaign trail or at candidates forums. If you will potentially be representing a ward north of downtown, you will have to decide what resources you are willing to sacrifice from your portion of the city pie so that the city presents the strongest lawsuit possible. And since the Forum is going to be held at the Richfield City Hall in their City Council Chambers ( SMAAC normally holds the Spring and Fall Forums at the Windom Community Center but moved this Forum to Richfield to get a bigger hall ), your trip will enable you to compare the condition of Richfield's city streets with those that you are used to in Minneapolis. Hopefully, this will give you a benchmark to use when determining what city resources should be directed to repairing Minneapolis' deteriorating infrastructure. Copies of SMAAC's current Newsletter will be handed out at the Forum. Make sure to sign up to get on SMAAC's mailing and e-mail list. On behalf of SMAAC's Board of Directors, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning. Ron Lischeid SMAAC Board Member and Treasurer UDIA Resident Work Downtown Office in Windom 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
