Barb, Thanks for your very informative response. I hope you are right, and it is more an issue about creating a reliable funding structure that the city will not have to bail out, then actually oposition to having affordable housing built in the 12th Ward. I am only afraid that it was pressure from people that don't want "those kinds of people" moving into our neighborhood that had an impact on the decision. I have often been surprised that people that would appear to me to be reasonable, even liberal, have great anxiety about helping the poor when it involves "their neighborhood". I was one of "those kids" growing up in a upper middle class neighborhood, and benefited greatly from that experience. Ken Bradley
Sandy has been on the council when the "bills" to stabilize the cooperatives in my neighborhood have been presented to the council on many occasions. Perhaps it is from seeing those expenses that she is raising the questions and asking the developer to rethink how they are structuring this development. Barb Lickness Whittier "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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
