In coming home for the last few Sundays, I find myself taking the 31st/Lake
Street exit and then shooting over to the Wells Fargo parking garage. I also
know it's only a few turns to the Hospital. This is not all that bad for
those two businesses. I however wonder why I have to take this round
Thanks for the helpful suggestions gentlemen. I've been
through this before with 315 25th Avenue North- after a lot of work
they were finally shut down. Now we have another problem house at
310, and I'm not about to devote the same amount of time doing the
city's job for them.
Recently, Hwy 55 and Lake interchange has become
part of the debate for County Commissioner candidates. The interchange was
designed by Minneapolis Public Works department under a contract with the
Minnesota Department of Transportation. I do not understand how this is
relevant to the
Though it costs an estimated $80,000 to move, this Northeast domicile is
called a really, really good deal.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3363503.html
David Brauer
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On Sunday 13 October 2002 22:09, dyna wrote:
All this set Stephanie back less than $100,000- what will that
kind of money buy in Minneapolis' overheated housing market?
It may not buy much of a house, but it will buy you an easy/fast commute to
I hate replying to misrepresentations of my views - it means repeating myself
all over again. I suggest Jim and Craig go back and read what I actually
wrote. It's not fascistic to want to live in peace but fascism can arise when
public authorities refuse to provide vital protective services
I have to call the Aneheim Mayor this morning to work that out but sadly you will get
advance notice.
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Subject: [Mpls] Twins lose...only silver lining...
When does
I can't really finish reading all of this message. Mr. Miler's
comparison of hating jews and blacks to attacking landlords and people
who make more money than you is really sickening. (Quoted below for
reference). It reminds me of the lawyer who sued over lawyer jokes.
My family have been
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Mel's Reply
Another idea for Becky and others to get home
I can't really finish reading all of this message. Mr. Miler's
comparison of hating jews and blacks to attacking landlords and people
who make more money than you is really sickening. (Quoted below for
reference). It reminds me of the lawyer who sued over lawyer jokes.
My family have
If I recall correctly, I heard that fares fund about 25% of Metro Transit's
budget with the rest coming from the state.
How do these other cities spend so much more per capita dollars and what are
their funding sources? I doubt they are charging $5.00 each way for express
busses. Or are
I work at near Bloomington and Lake and have had occasion to visit Mr.
Ortega's store at the corner of Bloom Lake. I will never again patronize
this store. I saw the largest rat I have ever seen in my life running down
the aisle of this store. (And I have seen some large rats here and in New
David Brauer noted:
Steve Brandt's story also mentions a national food
distributor interested in a Latino market in the Sears
building.
David Piehl comments:
The article referred to and Edina based retailer,
which is Nash Finch - that means it is their Avanza
format of Nash Finch retail stores.
I have lived in (and owned) a duplex in Seward for 21 years. It came without
a garage, much to my frustration. I have quite a large lot, and could easily
accomodate a garage, but have never quite mustered the funds to build one. I
now have two small sheds on my property that hold my tennants
Wizard Marks wrote:
Perhaps, one would have to have been in Mr. Ortega's
stores to experience the full effect of what the Mpls.
Inspections Dept.'s issues with Mr. Ortega were.
(snip)It smelled bad the one time I was in there--sour
milk, meat past its sell-by date.
David Piehl writes:
I was in
The Twin Cities ranks high in the percentage of costs that are recovered
by fares. In 2000 (most recent available for us and peer systems), the
Twin Cities rate was 31.25%. The average of our peer systems is 23.8
percent. Peers are Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas,
Denver,
Quoting Anderson Turpin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
However, as Ed says above, the county can't change this law. I don't want
my representatives spending a significant amount of their time lobbying a
different branch of government. We elect county representatives to mind
county business, and State
I spent a couple of years arguing with Officer Charlie Gust at RECAP
(he's at the downtown command now) over a six-plex on Chicago Av. that
was a mess. Noise, gunshots, everything else. Many 911 calls. Charlie
insisted that he work with the landlord to change the situation. It took
so dang
nor does the lack of a garage negatively
impact the quality of life of the community
. . .
Joseph Barisonzi
Lyndale, Ward 10
I would disagree with this, Joe. There are certainly parts of the
city where this DOES damage the quality of life in the community. (The
north half of the
Hm-m-mmm...Could this mean that my garage-less estate in 10th/8th Ward with NO possibility of a garage would become utterly unsalable in the future? Or, tee-hee-hee, if it's market value went down to $0, then I would never have to pay property taxes again? Or would my property become a de-facto
Mandating garages is dangerous because it unfairly impacts lower-income
homeowners (and renters) and may be problematic for some properties
where the lot is already the size of a postage stamp. However,
requiring a certain amount of off-street parking (whether that's a bit
of blacktop at the
I am a landlord and I LIVE IN THE INNER CITY! I agree 100% with what Craig said
in his post and it is rather tiring that the landlord is the scapegoat for the
problems.
Chris Pluchinsky
Webber-Camden
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I hate replying to misrepresentations of my views - it means
Ann ³The Snitch² Berget writes:
Or would my property become a de-facto sub-lot of the Brauer's 3-stall garage
spread next door?
Me:
Before I get torched and pitchforked out of town by the anti-car folks, a)
the garage was built long before I got there and b) the third ³stall² is
really
I hate to beat a dead Brauer but don't you also drive an SUV? I will be over tonight with pitchfork
Ken Bradley
Living Garage-Less InThe Corcoran Neighborhood
David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ann ³The Snitch² Berget writes: Or would my property become a de-facto sub-lot of the Brauer's
I didn't take Ann's comments as a rube at you really, more a rube at the city and you were just theinnocent victim. But, she's your neighbor.
I have tried to write a response as to why I think the idea of requiring a garage and full basement is a really bad idea. I don't think that either of
This a really interesting discussion and
something that has impacted me a lot since I
moved to Minneapolis in 1972. Minneapolis
streets are WAY too narrow for the two-sided
parking which is the norm. Most of the time on
most of the streets, there's no way for two way
traffic. And in the
This a really interesting discussion and
something that has impacted me a lot since I
moved to Minneapolis in 1972. Minneapolis
streets are WAY too narrow for the two-sided
parking which is the norm. Most of the time on
most of the streets, there's no way for two way
traffic. And in the
Ken ³The Piler-on² Bradley writes:
I hate to beat a dead Brauer, but don't you also drive an SUV? I will be over
tonight with pitchfork
Personal attack! Personal attack! Expulsion! Expulsion!
Seriously...guilty as charged - one of the bigger skeletons in my closet.
Only defense:
It's a
I guess I should try and clarify a few things that have emerged on this
thread. I don't think landlords are the problem; its the refusal of police
and other city bureaucracies to do anything about livability problems. I
certainly don't want landlords to do any more blacklisting than they do
A few months ago, on this list, I recall the City claiming lots of
profits from municipal parking facilities. I think the subject came up
when the City decided to bankroll parking for The Walker Art Center.
Since the City is already in the parking business, and since the City owns
the streets,
Vicky suggests...
This way, for the sake of consistency, we could have government issued
parking, to go with our government issued housing, to go with our
government issued schools, to go with our government issued stores.
[MH]... I'll take a couple pair of those gov't green slacks please,
Minneapolis fantasy author and former list member Naomi Kritzer recently
had her first novel, Fires of the Faithful, released by Bantam.
Says Publisher's Weekly, Typical fantasy books require some getting
used to before one is firmly hooked, but this far-from-typical fantasy
from first-time
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On Monday 14 October 2002 17:09, Victoria Heller wrote:
Since the City is already in the parking business, and since the City
owns the streets, I think the City should paint parking spots on every
block and auction them off annually to the highest
Jim Mork writes:
Minneapolis streets are WAY too narrow for the two-sided parking which
is the norm.
I beg to differ. Have you ever been in a European city? Those streets
were built for horse-drawn carriages and yet they manage to be two-way.
However, don't stick your arm out the window, it
Just a clarification: My own garageless situation results from the placement of my circa 1897 house on an alley-less 40' lot with less than enough clearance on either side to allow for a driveway, even if I were so barbaric as to destroy a mature 65' blue spruce (which sheds on the Brauer property
Jim said: "Most of all, WHY do thousands of people withgarages NOT use those garages for shelteringtheir cars. In Cooper, virtually every house hasa garage. Yet, MOST of the cars seem to be ONthe street! What, are the garages supersizedyard sheds or something?"
Barb says:
Jim, please come over
Hennepin County will allow seniors to work off their taxes at the rate of
$7.50 per hour.
Does this send chills down anyone else's spine?
It makes me think of two things: Slavery and Tennessee Ernie Ford's
classic line ..another day older and deeper in debt.
Vicky Heller
North Oaks and
Ed
I think I have to side with Tony on this. I was pretty active with LCC in
the days when Hiawathia was being rebuilt and I do not recall dealing with
anyone other than Mike Monahan (sp?) and other city engineers. I do
remember being pretty impressed that the city would do the design work,
I think there is much to be said in favor of a requirement for garages and
basements for new residential construction in Minneapolis. Conventional
slab construction is very energy-inefficient in our climate. Basements
provide storage space, work space and room for expansion as a family grows.
The garage issue breaks really down to: some people want them, some people
don't; some people can afford them and some people can't. Mandating garages
and/or full basements for new homes will penalize those who can least afford
them and drive the possibility of home ownership even further from
Hi all,
I wanted to let the various neighborhood groups know that the Minnesota
Office of Environmental Assistance has issued a RFP offering grants of up to
$20,000 for waste reduction projects. Grants are awarded on a 2:1 matching
basis.
Local government units in Minnesota are eligible
Ah, the power of denial- I mutter a few truths about the
prevalence of crime in parts of Minneapolis and how overpriced
housing is here, and the backlash begins:
On Sunday 13 October 2002 22:09, dyna wrote:
All this set Stephanie back less than $100,000- what will that
kind of
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