Apparently my supervisors are still buying my creative
interpretation of the Hatch Act- they let me take off for the
convention. They did moan and groan a bit, and actually thought I'd
only need an hour off...
The turnout was amazing, with something like 74 of the
possible 92 delegate seats
Sorry Tim, but you are wrong. There was starting to be an exodus by Sharon
supporters and phone calls had delegates who supported RT just coming in and
more returning, who had left early . Many Sharon supporters had committed
to stay until that time and were just getting ready to leave. We knew
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/3520764.html
David Brauer
List manager
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Here is a new twist in the rental
business. I have tried to keep my rents fairly low for my good tenants for
obvious reasons. They tend to maintain their houses better and I do not
have any turnovers. There tends to be more physical damage to a house
during a move out then damages caused
One more thing, just because I was not endorsed mean that I am out of the
lope, I will continue to be around...However, If anyone knows a good job
lead..Let me know...
Vanessa Freeman
Hawthorne Neighborhood
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Well folks, the convention is over, and Boy, am I glad. The endorsed
candidate is Olin Moore... Way to GoI lost, but I hope the true meanings
and issues that I wanted to convey were let in the hearts of many. I think
Olin Moore is a good candidate and will serve both North and Northeast
se
Anyone who is truly troubled by being undertaxed should send the government
body of their choice as much extra money as they can afford to ease their
concerns. As a matter of fact, perhaps they could start a movement of
friends, family, neighbors, etc. to voluntarily send the city, state, or
feds
I read it as 2 location options: 6:00 on the southside, 7:30 on the
northside.
Hope that helps (and is correct).
Margo Dean, Cleveland
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Keith asks; These three times do not match up quite right. Which what is when
where?? I have read this over a few times, is anyone else confused here??
Keith ReitmanNearNorth
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Someone told me today that Nash Finch--potential developer of the
Sears building-- is teetering on the edge or bankruptcy. Anyone
have any information about this?
Russell Raczkowski
Bancroft
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Greetings,
I wanted to let you guys know that I have requested a
temporary leave of absence from my deputy-chairmanship
of the Minneapolis Republican Committee. I will
instead devote my time to the Valdis Rozentals
campaign.
I thought it would be important to let people know
because if there a
I have a better one. Georgious duplex on 9xx Oliver Ave. N. Just sold for
$255,000. Assessed value of $35,000. Thats 14% of market value. Bet no
one can top that one!
Steve Meldahl
Jordan (work)
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To: "Mpls Forum" <[EMAIL PR
I'm with VH on this one. Here's a real world example:
The house at 4200 dupont avenue south sold for $1,125,000 in October 2001.
The assessed value for 2002 was $706,500. The assessed valuation is 62.8
percent of the market value. I bet we could do similar calculations all day
on the higher val
Greetings,
The recent discussion of taxes and casinos, regressivity and fairness
have led me to write again about this issue with regards to Minneapolis.
As Victoria Heller knows we are severely under taxed here in Minnesota.
Our tax rate should be much higher and should be much more progressive.
This is very interesting. What dept. does the Minnesota Gang Strike Force come out of
-- is it the Dept.
of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or some other?
May I ask if there is more purpose to these meetings than making an announcement and
perhaps letting the
community vent? Wh
Alright, I've made my point and am putting this issue
aside after this post.
"Name-calling" doesn't have to be explicit to exist.
It can exist implicitly also; perhaps that is an even
more insidious thing.
Thank you to my supporters for your support. Thank
you to my detractors for whom without
Joint Gang Initiative Community Meetings.
WHO :Mayor RT Rybak, Chief Robert K. Olson, members of the Minneapolis
Police Department and Minnesota Gang Strike Force.
WHAT : A community meeting to announce the Statewide Joint Violent Gang
Initiative.
WHEN : Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Since there are so many responsive public servants on the list (and I mean
that, sincerely!), I'm hoping someone in authority can definitely answer a
question for a friend of mine.
She and her husband live in a community school zone. Their son will enter
kindergarten next year ('03-'04 school year
I would have picked up on his thread earlier but I had relatives in town this weekend and wasn't cleaning off e-mails. All the jurisdictions involved in a TIF district must sign off for the money to be funneled into the district. If the city decides to put money into the general fund from TIF it mo
Boy after reading this version I think Tom Johnson's new gig should be heading a pr firm. I've never seen such a spin job. Lisa McDonald East Harriet - Original Message - From: List Manager Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 8:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] PiPress on 35W Ac
Lynell Mikkelson seemed to read into a number of items that we never mentioned regarding the Parkboard. As employers that provide paid health insurance to employees we certainly have not been advocating to take away benefits. That seems to have come from Mikkelson. What we are concerned about is
>From the BizNet4 List:
Joint Gang Initiative Community Meetings.
WHO :Mayor RT Rybak, Chief Robert K. Olson, members of the Minneapolis
Police Department and Minnesota Gang Strike Force.
WHAT : A community meeting to announce the Statewide Joint Violent Gang
Initiative.
WHEN : Wed
"Soullless, bloodsucking human being". This is
when you know a person has a very weak case. He
invents a phrase that no one has used and demands
people to defend it. I think people know that
was never said. Stop reading the marquee inside
your own head, start reading what is actually
posted. I
ken avidor wrote:
I heard that Nash Finch, a corporate food chain wants to put a
chain-style, hispanic oriented supermarket called Avanza in the former
Sears building.
If this were true, it would likely seriously affect the homegrown
hispanic stores that have worked so hard to revitalize Lake St
Gary Bowman wrote:
I didn't mention this in my original post, but I am in
a house that was turned into a duplex. When I first
purchased the place five years ago, I rented the
upstairs out to people I **personally knew**.
Ultimately, I didn't get paid a lot of rent and ended
up going through the
Let's hear it for Gary Bowman. He's right on.
The trouble with talking about landlords in general is that there are many
scales of operation, both for- and non-profit, and many motivations for owning
income property, hence a wide variance in operations and ultimately, in
profitability. I'd be in
In the event the Legislature decides not to vote funds for the
maintenance and operation of the Hiawatha Light Rail line..
http://www.railbike.com/history.htm
Here's another great transportation solution from a Mpls/Issues regular:
---
"When the gas runs out, or gets so expensive no
--- Victoria Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andy Driscoll writes:
>
> "Rental units are a gold mine for landlords, once
cash flow out strips
> the initial investment, and that is always within
six months of
> purchase, if not immediately."
>
> Vicky Heller comments:
>
> Brookfield Develop
> I know that the rules are that a candidate must live
in the ward thirty
> days before the election. Shouldn't you have to live
in the ward
> when you file, as if to say, I have a stake, I'm
committed to the third
> ward, win or lose. Frankly, I know, people who have
filed or who
> intend to file
In my opinion, the letter (below) from the Belfreys seems to
combine some legitimate citizens concerns with what has become a
typical, anti-government rant. John and Mary want excellent parks,
but no growth, no commercialization, no "foundation," no increase in
fees, and no increases in staff
Andy,
Are you in the rental business? If not, why not? If
it's such easy cash, why isn't everybody on this list
chomping at the bit to get into the rental business?
Unless you can tell me you've personally gone through
the business of property rental and it was so easy,
quit telling me how I'm "
Jim may be on to something. Metropolis, eh? I could go for that. Plus,
with all the movies being made there in recent years, and the resurgence of
films featuring comic book characters, we could make even more money out of
this thing! We could probably come up with some of our own super hero's
For black-ice fans, there's great skating to be had at Lake of the
Isles, where shallow waters on the north arm freeze early. The Park
Board has brushed off the slight amount of snow we've received and the
ice is mostly glassy. Plus, the snow cover is thin enough that you can
skate all around the
Our government is run by those who show up.
Be sure to bring refreshments - it might be a long night.
Vicky Heller
Cedar-Riverside and North Oaks
Note: Hundreds of taxpayers in one southern city (I forgot which one)
drove downtown, encircled City Hall, and honked their horns for hours to
prote
Vicky Heller and I advocate some of the same
positions. But when we part ways is when she
takes a particular position and tries to refute
it with a whole bunch of cases that are only
partly relevant. We are talking about the
profitability of renting housing, but she drags
in all the subsidies to T
Carol Becker writes:
"Estimated market values must be within 95% of actual market sales or the
City loses local government aides"
Andy Driscoll writes:
"The market rates are controlled by the marketplace. If market values
appreciate as they have so significantly over the last several years, it
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> The real story is this: we had a
This post points up a major problem with the rental business. Landlords see
themselves at war with their own clients - their renters. If any business
were this miserable for its owner(s), they would abandon it for something
else.
But it's not. It's a huge, wealth-making business, often at the expe
Hello list:
The following is from today's Startribune:
Rails have been installed along the route from
Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis to 54th Street
in south Minneapolis. An eight-bay maintenance
building near E. Franklin Avenue is finished and ready
to receive the first train car in February
This sounds like a possible renter (Jim Mork) has no clue what happens in
the real world. There are many new landlords that are going out of business
after tenants damage their houses. All it takes is one major tenant damage
castastrophy to force a new landlord out. Since all new landlords are
r
Community-police mediation talks to begin this week in Minneapolis
David Chanen
Star Tribune
Published Dec. 9, 2002
The head of the Minneapolis Urban League
said Sunday that he's disappointed that
his group has not been invited to
community-police mediation talks that
begin this w
I heard that Nash Finch, a corporate food chain wants to put a
chain-style, hispanic oriented supermarket called Avanza in the former
Sears building.
If this were true, it would likely seriously affect the homegrown
hispanic stores that have worked so hard to revitalize Lake Street.
Why would a c
I really need to correct a couple of posters on their comments about the
2001 DFL City Convention -- I think people are letting their nostalgic
feelings color the memory of what actually happened. (The actual numbers
of the ballots are all available online, on the DFL webpage at
http://www.scc.
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