>Also, Mayor Rybak has been endorsed by the >Sierra Club. I hope that fellow progressives who >identify with nontraditional political parties will rally >with me behind all candidates who want honest >government and want to put the people's interests >before special interests. >Neal E. Simons >Prospect Park
Oh Neal, I am sorry you were as bam-boozeled as the Sierra Club Political Committee when they heard the candidates for the Mayoral election. Mayor Rybak claimed responsibility for many environmental initiatives and projects that were in the making long before he became mayor (Phosphorus ban, vapor recovery, source water protection, to name a few). Educate yourself, man!! The Environmental Management Division is down from 9 field employees to 4.5. In addition, Environmental Health division (restaurants inspectors, for the layperson) is down from a high of 14 to 8 employees. The smart, inspirational, dedicated young 20-somethings are gone. The 30-somethings are scrambling to get out. Environmental initiatives are limited to the improvement of Minneapolis' gov't image, not community health and conservation. RT's appointees (those that received the 16.1 % raises), have replaced these inspectors with another layer of management. This layer has no inspection experience or licensure to do so, no inspections background, no experience utilizing the database that City of Minneapolis departments has used since 1998. RT buffaloed us all four years ago and citizens are paying the price. Minneapolis can't afford another four years. Sierra Club member, volunteer, and McLaughlin campaign contributor, Laura Huseby Field-Regina REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules<http://www.e-democracy.org/rules>. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[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<http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html> For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract<http://e-democracy.org/mninteract> ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls<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
