It should also be noted that during the last SSB/Cherryhomes budget that was passed, Councilmember Barret Lane would go from councilmember's office to councilmembers office with charts and graphs showing how the proposed budget was unsustainable. Despite his mountain of evidence, his exhortations for some sort of budget sanity fell on deaf ears (at least 7 pairs of deaf ears).
Dean E. Carlson Ward 10, East Harriet ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:17 PM Subject: [Mpls] Giving past councilmembers their due > As I spell out the city's history of budget foibles, I should mention, in > the interest of completeness, that Steve Minn and Lisa McDonald (and one or > two others I'm forgetting) regularly voted against the Cherryhomes group on > budget issues in the 1993-2001 era. > > Steve of course is making a lot more money now NOT being a Councilmember; > Lisa is again a candidate - and like everyone running - should spell out how > she can pay for her priorities. But she at least has a history of budget > votes she doesn't have to run from. > > David Brauer > Kingfield > 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
