I think our discussion on Clean Water Legacy and the city stormwater fee is a case of Kevin McDonald trying so hard to disagree with his opponent that he has taken a bad position to make that point. I know that's not what I'd like to see in a City Councilmember.
Karen Harder Lynnhurst > From: Mark Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:38:51 -0500 > To: Minneapolis Issues Forum <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Mpls] storm water management in Minneapolis > > On 8/11/05 10:17 PM, "Karen Harder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Mark for your comments. But I think you should also mention that >> you're working for Kevin McDonald's campaign. > > I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before in this forum that I have done some > volunteering for Kevin McDonald, but in the interests of full disclosure, > here is a summary of my extensive contributions to his campaign: > > - reviewed content for campaign literature > - organized issue statements for web site and campaign literature > - contributed $25 > > For further disclosure, here's why. > > Kevin McDonald and I are friends and for the most part, we share similar > views on what the city's priorities are and how they can be addressed. I've > seen what he has accomplished on projects we've worked together on and I > think he would make a great city council member. > > In addition, in talking with Kevin, other friends/colleagues who live in or > near Ward 12 and colleagues in environmental departments, it's become rather > apparent to me that Sandy Colvin Roy hasn't been that great of a council > member in general and that the reputation she has with some folks as some > great advocate for water quality is overrated at best and possibly a bad > case of green-washing at worst. > > More on that later, since I've got to get to work now. > > Mark Snyder > Windom Park > Kevin McDonald volunteer > > > 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 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
