Re: [Mpls] A landlord question/Market moves downward, too

In a message dated 5/31/02 4:26:27 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << You know that seems like a hostile response. Maybe I am just being touchy. I live with 5 blocks of Mr. Graham and my rent is going up by more than 10% for the second time in 6 months. I was just wonde

Re: [Mpls] Ducks in my pond

Good going Barb. An adopted duck 'Godmother'. The ducks will nest and raise the little ones in your yard. The pond helps, but the most important thing is providing food and safety. (Not unlike humans). Cracked grain and chicken feed works well for ducks also. Your pond is probably not fertile eno

Re: [Mpls] McKinsey Study - Open Records

> Wouldn't the McKinsey study done on a pro bono basis for a governmental > body/city be subject to Open Records? > > Kris Musser > Linden Hills The assumption in Minnesota is that everything is open to citizen inspection unless specifically identified as not public information. (the laws that g

[Mpls] McKinsey preliminary recommendations

I'm willing to fax McKinsey's preliminary recommendations to anyone who wants to see them--even elected officials. Steve Brandt Star Tribune Steve Brandt Staff writer Star Tribune Phone: 612-673-4438 Fax: 612-673-4359 425 Portland Av. Minneapolis, MN 55488

[Mpls] Ducks in my pond

We have a duck couple that has been living on my block for a few weeks now. At first, they were living in the plugged sewer at the top of the block. Then, they moved down to the plugged sewer across the street from my house. Now, they have discovered the pond in my back yard. I think it's really

[Mpls] Lisa Goodman's statement

Thanks, Lisa, for the clarification.  When I read the post from Lisa McDonald, it seemed obvious to me that there was probably a reasonable explanation that did not in any way involve deliberate attempts to withhold public information.    Michelle Mensing Armatage

Re: [Mpls] A landlord question(& More Murder Minuetia)

You know that seems like a hostile response. Maybe I am just being touchy. I live with 5 blocks of Mr. Graham and my rent is going up by more than 10% for the second time in 6 months. I was just wondering if there was any recourse. I realize that Mr. Reitman is fueled by the righteousness of be

RE: [Mpls] McKinsey recommendations

Isn't it nice to actually get responsive and substantive information from the Mayor's office. What a change from a year ago. Sure looks like a different regime to me :-) Russ R u s s e l l W. P e t e r s o n Saint Michael, Minnesota [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mpls] McKinsey recommendations

Hi all, Just wanted to let folks know I talked with Becky this morning -- there was a miscommunication here and we thought we had the wrong number. The recommendations haven't actually been finalized or released yet. Steve Brandt's article was based upon preliminary information. McKinsey has con

[Mpls] RE: rail or bus

Perhaps Jennifer will give us a URL to access detailed planning information about this so that we might be able to intelligently address how well we think that spending 20% more than the Hiawatha lrt cost to link the two downtowns. Two newspaper puff pieces don't cut it. The meeting is six days

Re: [Mpls] Public Art (Pioneers' rears/Wanted: Bob Dylan, abed or astride)

In a message dated 05/31/2002 11:51:49 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Speaking of Mary, and while we're bronzing pop culture icons, I have long advocated an equestrian statue of Bob Dylan in Dinkytown (style: Heroic Parochial Dada). I think there is room for it in the

RE: [Mpls] Public Art, the suburbs

Eric you are so right on - I thought it would add to the irony of the lack of funding by Minneapolis that it was compiled by none other than the - Minneapolis Arts Commission! And no Eric I can't see moving to the burbs either. ArtiCulture thrives because it's in the city in a community that

[Mpls] bicycle registration

Bike registration is being used in South Mpls. as a form of harassment. Worse, at a glance it would appear to be targeting the sort of people who might support critical mass. The mayor was quoted in Skyway News saying "my bike is not liscenced and I have never been thrown against a police car, and

[Mpls] Statues to be built, Activist Hall of Fame

In a speech I almost gave at the 62b DFL endorsing convention, I intended to make a passing reference to a not famous enough activist, Steven Endean, now dead. If someone is building a list of famous and not so famous Minneapolitans for statuary or a hall of fame, he should be on it. In my opinio

[Mpls] Rail or bus to link downtowns?

Oops! Forgot to sign my last post... Jennifer Lovaasen Outreach Coordinator Metropolitan Council ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more

[Mpls] Rail or bus to link downtowns?

Light rail or bus to link downtown Mpls and St. Paul? What do folks think? You can weigh in on this question during a community forum on June 6 at 4 p.m. at the Brownstone Building, 849 University Ave, St. Paul. Read more about costs, route and opportunities to spark an economic and aesthetic

[Mpls] For DFL School Board candidates

The following message was sent to the DFL candidates for school board that I know of. A couple of the messages were returned with bad email addresses (boo!). So I am sending this to the Mpls issues list in hopes that it will find its way to the appropriate persons. Thanks.

[Mpls] Public Art, the suburbs and Dave Ray.

The discussion about public art, the statue and our funding of the arts in Minneapolis has gotten me interested in one of my infrequent posts. I'll start off by reminding folks that I'm an artist (BFA in photography U of M) and a potter. I also managed a capacity building program for small and m

[Mpls] Landlord Question

Craig Miller wrote: I'll beat Mr. Luce to the punch. If proper/legal/reasonable notice is given, the landlord can raise rent as much or as often as they like. Provided 1. Does not violate terms of agreed upon lease 2. Violate laws of the land, example: All the single people are getting r

[Mpls] McKinsey Study

Wouldn't the McKinsey study done on a pro bono basis for a governmental body/city be subject to Open Records? Kris Musser Linden Hills ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe,

RE: [Mpls] DFL School Board candidates

Loki Anderson asked, "Does anyone have an email address or email contact for either Judy Farmer or Colleen Moriarty? I'd like to get them information on the Stonewall DFL's meeting/screening at tomorrow's city convention but don't know how to get the info to them (I already have email addr

Re: [Mpls] A landlord question

here is a resource: the landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities handbook. it can be downloaded from the AG website: http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/housing/L&T/LT.htm or you can request a copy to be mailed to you. also, in my opinion, the idea of rent control is absurd. my expenses are

[Mpls] Public Art (Pioneers' rears/Wanted: Bob Dylan, abed or astride)

>David Brauer wrote: > Just the other week, I was biking back from Art-a-Whirl along Marshall > Street and I came by a statue I'd somehow missed before. The base simply > read "Pioneers." It was cool. It caught my eye because of its size, and > because there's a modern rambler behind it whose pict

[Mpls] DFL School Board candidates

Does anyone have an email address or email contact for either Judy Farmer or Colleen Moriarty? I'd like to get them information on the Stonewall DFL's meeting/screening at tomorrow's city convention but don't know how to get the info to them (I already have email addresses for J. Palmer, A. Johnso

Re: [Mpls] Reorganization of the MCDA, McKenzie recomdations

Nobody can get it except selected council members and a few staff folks. The new regime is just like the old regime, they don't believe in full facilitation of information. I've talked to several council members who can't get it either. So I guess you'll just have to get in line with the rest of us

RE: [Mpls] Re: Public Art

Greetings. One issue that seems to be arising is, what are people's expectations of public art? For some it's to challenge, for others to educate, for some it's entertainment, and others have different expectations. Since this is largely subjective, I suggest that people write in their favorite

RE: [Mpls] A landlord question

Kate Carey wrote: "Is there a law about how much a tenants rent can be raised and how often?" No, but there should be. What percentage increase per year is reasonable? Fifty? One hundred? Thirty-three and a third? Fifteen? We as a city can and should have this discussion. And then we shoul

Re: [Mpls] A landlord question

No Kate, there is not. Only market forces control rent. If the rent gets too high the renter chooses to live elsewhere. Non-profit and public housing have artificially raised rents to a higher level due to a great deal of the cost coming from government and benevolent sources rather than the poor

Re: [Mpls] A landlord question

I'll beat Mr. Luce to the punch. If proper/legal/reasonable notice is given, the landlord can raise rent as much or as often as they like. Provided 1. Does not violate terms of agreed upon lease 2. Violate laws of the land, example: All the single people are getting rent increases but not t

Re: [Mpls] MDC/Most Dangerous Corner/22 & Irving N./Crime Scene

> We need laws passed that require jail time with no > plea bargaining. Our laws need to be as strong as the > laws of the states that surround us. Furthermore, the > judges need to be held accountable to at least impose > the minimum mandatory sentences. If we need more jails > to hold crimi

Re: [Mpls] Re: Public Art

Why can't we just view the statue of Mary Richards as a current version of Americana -- much like Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post covers were in their time? These, by the way, are now a traveling exhibit from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (one of the great museums and arbiters of

Re: [Mpls] A landlord question(& More Murder Minuetia)

In a message dated 5/31/02 6:44:16 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Is there a law about how much a tenants rent can be raised and how often? Where would a person look up this information? ~Kate Carey Ventura Village (I think) >> Keith says; There is no limit, ex

Re: [Mpls] MDC/Most Dangerous Corner/22 & Irving N./Crime Scene

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 30 May 2002 22:13, Barbara Lickness wrote: > The public in Ventura Village, Phillips, and over > north ARE outraged. In fact, they are scared, > disheartened and and down right devastated right now! Yes. I, too, am outraged. I ride the bu

[Mpls] A landlord question

Is there a law about how much a tenants rent can be raised and how often? Where would a person look up this information? ~Kate Carey Ventura Village (I think) ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAI

Re: [Mpls] Reorganization of the MCDA, McKenzie recomdations

Hi- all- I was wondering where I could get the McKenzie recomdations, I called, got transfered about 6 times and am still waiting for a reply from the Mayors office. Is it recommdndations just a shuffle or really getting it streamlined??? I'm a little worried about this thing. Becky Olson Whittt

RE: [Mpls] Re: Public Art

Chris Beckwith writes: > what > the Mary sculpture demonstrates is that we don't > need a Jeff Koons anymore, nor the ironic > quotation marks that bracket so much of Pop art. > Some of the more "elitist" types might mentally > put the quotation marks back when they view the > Mary sculpture - as

[Mpls] Re: more on school/class warfare plus Special Ed.

I also think Lynell has made some truly important and honest observations about the state of education in our city, state and country with great eloquence.  However, I want to correct what I perceive to be a slight inaccuracy regarding special education mandates based upon Andy's post.  As someone