Anne McCandless has told it like it is. I spent a fair amount of time in years past being a small-scale property manager, a caretaker, a church custodian/gardener and a handyman in the Trust Chore Project doing useful things for seniors still living in their own homes.
All the properties and functions involved in this aspect of my work experience (and me too, for that matter), were past their original prime. There were inspectors involved from time to time and I'd have to say that they were on balance a well-meaning bunch of city employees. Of course it's a mixed bag because I remember the guy that was caught playing golf on company time and there are plenty of backroom possibilities I don't know about. But there are a gazillion properties in Minneapolis that aren't so hale and hearty and nowhere near that many city employees to keep track of them. I can understand the desire of the city council to get ahead of the curve and give better tools to those who have to lean on the bad guys that Anne makes reference to. Fred Markus, Ward 6, Phillips West 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
