I really think that policing, by its very nature, is significantly
different from other forms of municipal public service.
Police officers are given a LOT of authority and power to do their jobs
(and rightly so). Their job is unique in that they are dealing
one-on-one with community members
I opened my new Star Tribune Wednesday morning and was greeted by what a
Rupert Murdoch scandal sheet must look like. The top three quarters of the
front page were taken up by a story about the teenager charged with involvement
in the murder of his parents in the upper left (Why Matt, Why?)
Hello Minneapolis,
One other interesting note that is worthy of
mention:
As we all know, 71 new officers are to be hired by the
MPD. Deputy Chief Harris indicated that 72
applications
from OUTSIDE Minneapolis have already been received by
the Department. How many applications have been
received
Because an applicant must have licensure from the MN POST Board (Police
Officer Standards and Training) or reciprocity from the military/or another
state, Law enforcement classes must be from one of the college/schools
approved by the Minnesota Professional Peace Officer Education Program.
I'm forwarding this at the request of Jeanne Cunningham, in regards
to the 10th Ward controversy over Lyndale Neighborhood Association
spending and Scott Persons. -- David Brauer, list manager
To: Wendy Pareene
CC: LNA Steering Committee
From: Julia Copeland, Jeannie Cunningham,Leslie
It is clear to me and others the the US Justice Department needs to
begin action to take over and control the Minneapolis Police Department.
Come on, enough is enough
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Special Litigation Section
The Special Litigation Section is an office within
I agree, especially since the Mayor showed total disrespect by NOT showing up
at the Mediation/Community Relations meeting yesterday. It is the same
disrespect that he has shown since the process began. Ironically there were
police
officers present, to show their support for the mediation
We have this really wonderful piano teacher named Joan Johnson. She has been
teaching my daughter for several years. My daughter is a reluctant student and
Joan is very gentle and encouraging. If anybody wants her number, send me a
note.
Nikki Carlson
Linden Hills
I think Aaron, Jim, and Bob are all right on.
But I don't think any kind of preference or even incentive program by
Minneapolis would be legal under Minn. Statue 415.16.
415.16 Employment; residence requirement.
Subdivision 1.No exception for on-premises residence.
Michael Mackey wrote:
(2) Are there other online sources I should be aware of that might keep me
better informed (community calendars, etc)?
There is a great resource available in the Community Connections Calendar:
http://ccc.localevent.net/
This is a great way for people to find events in
On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, Minneapolis Public Schools will host an
American Indian Community Forum. Attached is a flyer about the event. If
you have questions, please feel free to contact Tim Brown, director of
indian education, at (612) 668-0611.
The American Indian Community Forum will
Barbara Lickness wrote:
The building across the street from has converted to condominiums. The 1 bedroom condos range from $70K - $120K. Calculating 100% of the cost of the condo at a 5.75% interest rate I arrive at a monthly payment of $408 - $700. The association dues on this building run a
Hello Brighton Hove, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Issues Forums all
together.
The one issue all of your forums have had in common is the discussion
of community wi-fi or wireless Internet connections.
For those in Brighton Hove, how is wireless Internet making a
splash in your community? How
I second the idea that this is a great public art
project. It is not mentioned in the original post,
but I am pretty sure this is funded with a grant from
Forecast in St. Paul.
Check out more of the artists work
http://mnartists.org/work.do?pageIndex=1rid=7440
including squirrel resistent
Is anyone aware of what was happening on the corner of 24th St. and Colfax
South last night around 12:20. I looked out my window and saw the sky
flickering like a fire. I walked down to the corner of Dupont and 24th. There
was a fire truck blocking the road and tape taping off the whole
Leurquin, Ronald asked, I wonder then if we should uphold the Boy Scouts
for its efforts at discrimination against the GLBT community then?
I'm a currently inactive Scouter. That question is one that has bothered
lots of us. It's been my experience that in Minneapolis, the expression of
I think Jane's idea is brilliant. Take the existing
grandstand and build the Gophers stadium onto it.
It is also remarkable that I find myself in agreement
with both Jane Prince AND MITCH BERG. The only
dissenter I see out there is Dave Shove, rubbing 2
sticks together trying to stay warm.
The
I second the idea that this is a great public art
project. It is not mentioned in the original post,
but I am pretty sure this is funded with a grant from
Forecast in St. Paul.
Check out more of the artists work
http://mnartists.org/work.do?pageIndex=1rid=7440
including squirrel resistent
I failed to mention that one other council member was present at Wednesday's
presentations on CPED/NRP/ and mpls. library (as well as later
police/citizen review)
***Council member Paul Zerby
CM Zerby has rarely missed a council, committee, budget presentation or
The Minneapolis Police Department has all ready stepped off in this
direction by involvement, participation and support of the Edison High
School SLC (small learning center) in public service which exposes and
trains Minneapolis high school students in the areas of law enforcement,
education,
On Oct 13, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Steven Clift wrote:
Hello Brighton Hove, Minneapolis, and St. Paul Issues Forums all
together.
The one issue all of your forums have had in common is the discussion
of community wi-fi or wireless Internet connections.
The -$42,000 overspending during Scott Persons' 2nd year presidency speaks
for itself. The $8000 annual phone bill speaks for itself.
The -$82,000 write off and the response to my call for a transparent
investigation and full report into what that money was used for also speaks
for itself.
I
The former treasurer of LNA says that -$82,000 write off was fully accounted
for within the board of directors. Although I was on that board and never
saw anything but a lump sum write off on the final year budget audit.
So... it just occurred to me that the simplest way to resolve any question
Part of a much larger article on The Blimp and its NEWS worthy purpose...
It's been a fun campaign, Rueppel said. Besides our own air, we really
wanted to do some guerrilla marketing for the new newscast. We felt using a
blimp was a way to create buzz and curiosity. A blimp flying overhead
Yesterday I saw a new V.W. beetle with a small version of the blimp on top of
it with the logo, Enough is Enough.
Dann Dobson
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Annie Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Part of a much larger article on The Blimp and its NEWS worthy purpose...
It's been a fun campaign, Rueppel
Cheryl Luger is right about Kit Hadley's presentation being a giant positive
step forward on the path toward a better dialog between City Council and
Minneapolis Public Library about the allocation of funds to our library
system. It will be up to the next Library Board and Council to make sure
Report from Admin and Fin Committee
7.1 Adopt the Commissioners budget priorities for the 2006 budget (
based on surveys turned in by 7, vs the 4 last meeting, commissioners )
GM for Administration Don Siggelkow
The duty of the board is to..
Decide property tax policy
Set fee policies
Wendy Wilde wrote:
So... it just occurred to me that the simplest way to resolve any
question about that money is to make that ITEMIZED ACCOUNTING OF EVERY
PENNY OF THE -$82,000 write off available for all to see! That is, after
all, what I asked for in the first place. How simple can this
What part of that language says anything about incentive? I believe St.
Paul give incentive to live in PHA housing.
Bruce Leier
Powderhorn
Commit random acts of literacy! Read Release at
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You are invited to an evening with Cam Gordon Candidate for Minneapolis City
Council for Ward 2
When - Monday, October 17, 7:00 p.m.
Where - Trinity Lutheran Congregational Office
2001 Riverside Avenue, 2nd Floor (Back entrance)
What - Community, conversation and
Scott Moore wrote:
What did the Copy of letter attached say?
Here's the text of the letter from Michael S. Wilson, CPA,
Minneapolis. It's undated, addressed to the LNA board.
Dear Board members:
This letter is in response to written comments expressed by your
board member, Wendy
No Gregory, Minnesota does NOT have to relax the licensing standards. All
Minneapolis has to do is make a priority out of hiring those residents of
Minneapolis who are licensed by the State of Minnesota who have gone to our
colleges and have passed the exams. No special treatment other than
Wendy Pareene's blog and postings to this list illustrate an unfortunate
and disastrous way to behave as a member of a community organization's
board and steering committee. What she has done may very well be the
primary catalyst for blowing up Lyndale's organization.
The auditor's letter,
The ideas of reform or strategic planning without context may seem vague to
some folks. But here is what the status quo is in my District.
What residents want are bathrooms, services in their parks and to see broken
things get fixed and to be able to know what is going on. In my District,
Forwarded message:
Nathan Hunstad wrote:
A couple things I've noted. Overall there are no problems with the
new design. When I load the site in Firefox, however, the Flash items
jump all over the page momentarily until it is entirely loaded. I
don't think this happens in Internet
Meet Stonewall DFL endorsed candidates at the Saloon on October 23 from
4-6 pm at the Stonewall DFL Tea Dance/fundraiser featuring:
Dancing
Shake your grove thing on the dance floor to the retro 70s and 80s
sounds of our guest DJ.
Drink specials
The creative staff at the Saloon has concocted
Strib cartoonist Steve Sack has a haunted house cartoon at this address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kewl!
WizardMarks, Central
REMINDERS:
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No, any incentives to public employees smack of an unethical Quid pro Quo pro
no matter how noble the intent. Employment with the city exists to serve the
public not to be served by the public. House the homeless, create affordable
housing for all (not just for city employees), provide hope,
Jim Graham says:
I am not saying only hire people from Minneapolis, I AM saying make it a
priority to hire those who grew up in Minneapolis and who KNOW Minneapolis
and are PART OF Minneapolis! And Gregory and others, I know for a fact that
there are such people waiting to be hired.
Jim,
What it smacks of is not Quid pro Quo pro, what it smacks of is getting
better service for our dollars from employees who have a greater stake in
their community than just a job. It also smacks of offering opportunities
to our own young people. It smacks of offering positive role models for
Hello Minneapolis Folks,
Ramsey County (St. Paul races) requires any organization that spends more then
a $100 dollars file a campaign finance report. That is a very good policy that
Hennepin County should adopt.
Ken Bradley
Kenny Neighborhood
A cleverly designed insert by Park Board
All are welcome to attend this - Republicans and Democrats. Paul Skrbec
posted about the Stonewall event which is after this. This event is before
the Stonewall event. Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak has agreed to stop by,
schedule permitting. So has City Council member Don Samuels (again
Hennepin County has a rule that if any group spends more than $100 you
must register as a PAC. Park Reform and People for I. Parks are both
registered on the Hennepin County website(
http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us and go into campaign finance). You can
see where donations come from and who
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