Kevin McDonald, independent candidate for City Council, has a commentary in the Saturday StarTribune regarding the influence of developers' and contractors' money in the 12th Ward campaign.
Commentary: http://www.startribune.com/stories/562/5695928.html KevinMcDonald.org campaign finance reform section: http://www.kevinmcdonald.org/issues/campaignfinance/ Colvin Roy's 2005 Campaign Finance Report (with more details on contributors' employers'): http://www.kevinmcdonald.org/issues/campaignfinance/details.asp Minneapolis may not quite have reached the point of Albuquerque, but we desperately need to reform how we finance local elections. We need reform not just because of our ethics, but because of the results we want to achieve. Kevin is strongly in support of new development in Ward 12 and sees higher density housing in Minneapolis' future. His advocacy for neighborhood-friendly development (that encourages walking, biking and transit) has attracted considerable support throughout Ward 12. He understands that residents will be open to higher density if it offers a robust mix of residential unit sizes and thereby strengthens our communities with housing stock for seniors, families and younger people. Through proactive neighborhood-scale planning, we can encourage a better mix of owner-occupied and rental housing and make substantial contributions toward our city's affordable housing goals. Minneapolis needs independent leaders at City Hall. If we are to fully realize LRT's promise of revitalizing our neighborhoods, we need leaders who are not tied to special interests and who refrain from accepting campaign contributions from developers and their contractors doing business with the city. Sonja Dahl Campaign Manager Neighbors for Kevin McDonald Standish-Ericsson 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
