Re: [Mpls] DEC 6TH MTG - Lake Calhoun Southsore Sailing Development Meeting

Some of your questions may be answered by the several articles on this page: http://www.mplsparkwatch.org/taxonomy_menu/3/19 Chris Johnson Fulton Rick Kuhlmann wrote: Would Commisioner Young or Mr. Holmquist care to bring the slower ones among us up to speed on what has been proposed

Re: [Mpls] Support local artists in your holiday planning

Putting flyers on telephone poles, light poles, street signs, etc., although often done, is illegal. Just FYI for anyone thinking about doing that or suggesting it to someone else. Chris Johnson Fulton Michael Thompson wrote: This post isn't about supporting local artists. It's about

Re: [Mpls] Election post mortem ..connecting more park board dots--part 4

. It also bothers me that Scott Neiman sent those 4 long messages from an Internet account paid for by the taxpayers via the Hopkins school district. I have to wonder if he also composed them on taxpayer time, too. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

Re: [Mpls] Redistricting

affiliation data. We would end up with political-party neutral, and much fairer districts. But I know it's not going to happen in my lifetime. Politicians are too self-centered to actually put the public first. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

Re: [Mpls] FYI

. Denver is not the only city doing this, either. Meanwhile, we dither ourselves into congestion and economic decline. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Candidates who Question or Equivocate on Smoking Ban are Defeated?

. Once we get that fundamental out of the way, then perhaps I and others can address the various issues more accurately. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] Vote by gender numbers?

or a post election poll, neither of which seem to exist at this point. But perhaps there is something about which I'm unaware. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] GLBT COMMUNITY WINS SUPPORT IN ELECTIONS/Mpls Pastors atAnti-gay Pastor's Summit?

. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Apathy Wins

and for the people. Feeling cynical after a terribly low turnout and especially distorted election, -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] city parking laws?

is always parked, but the recent street sweeping got me to wondering. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Election post mortem

, ignorance and apathy when we don't have an informed electorate and better turnout -- which some would argue is exactly what the self-serving power brokers want. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member

[Mpls] Commentary Regarding The Star Tribune's Park Board Endorsements

Posted to the Minneapolis Issues list at the request of Arlene Fried by Chris Johnson, Fulton. Original Message The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board owns 6,400 acres of land and is responsible for a budget of over $50 million. It is the largest landowner in Minneapolis

[Mpls] What ever happened to Lake Harriet Live?

://www.lakeharrietlive.com/ [2] Southwest Journal about Lake Harriet Live: http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2004/09/03/neighbors/neighbors07.txt -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] PB candidate Christine Hansen pads her resume

she is endorsed by the DFL, when in reality her opponent Tracy Nordstrom has the endorsement. With these kinds of problems with honesty and ethics, she seems like the last person taxpayers would want managing their money and parks. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read

Re: [Mpls] Tweak the Titanic

. Trust is an issue, and taxpayers are right to find Jon Olson, Walt Dziedzic, Carol Kummer, Bob Fine and Mary Merrill Anderson not trustworthy given their repeated betrayal of public trust during the past years. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

Re: [MPLS] MPRB Committee of the Whole Budget Meeting 10-26-05 part 2

the park programs were that they might want to enroll or take part in, as Scott's final sentence implied. http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation

Re: [Mpls] Strib park board editorial

attorney or state auditor gets the spine necessary to clean house in another way. Over $50 million in your tax dollars hangs in the balance, along with the quality of our parks and hence, the quality of life in Minneapolis. http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting, Wednesday, November 2

company, said action item containing patently false statements about raw sewage which could open the Park Board (and hence the taxpayer) to liability for a libel lawsuit. Further information: Park Watch http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please

Re: [MPLS] Lasallians in the news

large profits. I'm 1,000% opposed to that idea, but if that's what people really want, it seems more practical than faking that it's a regional park while treating it like bargaining-chip real estate as the Park Board has. Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

Re: [Mpls] PIP's flyer and copyright law

in the word desperate to be disparate -- not what I intended. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] McCrossan et al sues Park Board

/news03.txt or http://www.mplsparkwatch.org/node/345 -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Upcoming events of interest to park lovers and followers of the Park Board

tomorrow. More information: http://www.swjournal.com/articles/2005/08/12/news/news03.txt or http://www.mplsparkwatch.org/node/345 ** Don't forget to attend the GetBoB General Election Candidate Fair tonight from 7pm to 9pm at the DeLaSalle High School cafeteria. -- Chris Johnson Fulton

[Mpls] Upcoming events of interest to park lovers and followers of the Park Board

unable to find out where/when the trial will be held despite contacts made with the county courts, city hall, and others. If anyone knows where this is being held, or if it has been moved, or other information, please let us know. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read

[Mpls] Why East Phillips has no Rec Center

at-large Annie Young specifically asked that East Phillips be made a priority this year. The usual 5 suspects voted her proposal down. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Blimp above Minneapolis

it. Michael Bischoff Seward -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Re: City Council Votes to Eliminate Electrical Inspections

to $2 million, all told. It's definitely not just 10 times the average salary. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] Our parks, then and now.

figures from Park Board web site. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Look! Over there! Away from airport noise!

in a quick and forthright manner. Chris Johnson Fulton *Note: any weird language from the City Resolution is a result of doing computerized character recognition on the original printed document which was not caught by my spell checker or my reading. You can read a copy of the document here

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting Tonight, 5:00pm

that a bunch of recent PR and advertising items directly address items the controlling faction promoted, and for which the board has been roundly criticized. Don't miss the fun and excitement as your tax dollars are spent on somebody else's budget priorities. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http

[Mpls] Dirty Campaign Tactics

Graves is Labor endorsed (as is Annie Young). Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Latest Vikings Stadium Proposal

long were the Vikings in Bloomington before coming to Minneapolis? I wish them the best of luck in Anoka County. That seems like a great place for a Vikings stadium to me. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e

Re: [Mpls] disrespectful park commissioners

Watch. The word reform is not in our name or mission statement. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] Re:Will City public land on West Bro, in Jordan, go to rental property developer

. Can I get a civil, nonsectarian, AMEN (a Hebrew word), here? Keith Reitman NearNorth AMEN, Brother Keith! :-) Always happy to oblige a reasonable request, Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org

Re: [Mpls] Park Board Candidates

the Sierra Club, by the way. Are all Sierra Club members also part of Surmak's slur on reformers? Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] Protect Safe Neighborhoods

never break the law to support their candidate. Would they? Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

[Mpls] My Park Board Choices

on-line and in politics. She's pragmatic and practical, but always pursues the higher standards and sustainability of park programs. She recognizes when she has made a mistake and is quick to admit or rectify it. I hope you will consider voting for these fine public servants. Chris Johnson

Re: [Mpls] response to Liz Wielinski and Scott Vreeland

, the Fuji Ya sale to Jeff Arundel nee Lucky Club nee Columbia Development nee Heritage Development, the Calhoun Yacht club sailing village and Tin Fish have all been given 20 to 30 minute blocks of time to make their presentations. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting, Wednesday, 5:00pm, September 7

/citywork/planning/planpubs/above-falls/ More GetBoB information at: http://www.tcinternet.net/users/fusili/getbob/ -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Labor and Park Board

dollars there (cost over-runs on HQ building), and pretty soon you're talking 30 full-time benefited positions. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation

Re: [Mpls] granite paving stones

and come pick up amounts over 2000 pavers outside of Omaha. Just one block of Lake Street is likely to contain well over 10,000 such stones. Feeling like I just got fleeced by the county, Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules

Re: [Mpls] How do you mend a broken CAC?

Dziedzic: Thomas Hoke Commissioner Erwin: Edna Brazaitis Commissioner Fine: Judy Blaeseg [DeLaSalle parent] Commissioner Hauser: Neva Walker Commissioner Kummer: Jim Netsingen Commissioner Mason: Chris Johnson Commissioner Young: Jeff Lee Mayor R.T. Rybak: no appointment submitted Council

[Mpls] This week in Park Board history

university (a 4-year degree). Commissioner and candidate Carol Kummer, in a stunning display of ignorance, says she is going to vote for Gurban in part because while Gurban has a degree in park management, Gears only has a degree in Art. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org

Re: [Mpls] Cost of Stadium and Tuition at D

for need-based grants from the Archdiocesan Annual Catholic Appeal. DeLaSalle is hardly unique in that aspect. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Park Board considering selling park land to developer (Buff Street-Gasworks Park)

flatters commissioner Carol Kummer on cable TV. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ http://ParkBoardReform.org/ 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

[Mpls] Park Watch Announces Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Endorsements

are being cut and taxes are increasing. The voters of Minneapolis now have the opportunity to make a difference in the membership of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. Park Watch co-founder Chris Johnson said, “We deserve a better Park Board. Taxpayers deserve a Park Board with commissioners

[Mpls] Three years ago at the Park Board

, Walt Dziedzic, Jon Olson and Carol Kummer think it's a brilliant purchase. Some of the top staff like Brian Rice think so, too, but unfortunately we don't get to vote for them. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ http://ParkBoardReform.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read

[Mpls] Park Watch to Endorse Minneapolis Park Recreation Candidates for 2005 Election

Park Watch, the Minneapolis citizens Park Board watch-dog group, has decided to endorse candidates for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in the fall city elections. A press release will be issued the week of August 28, 2005. Park Watch web site: http://MplsParkWatch.org/ -- Chris

Re: [Mpls] Dueling mayoral op-eds in the Strib

. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] Lake Harriet Live

Does anyone know what's up with Lake Harriet Live? It was supposed to be an annual event, but I've heard that it's not going to happen this year. Anybody know why? Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ http://ParkBoardReform.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW

[Mpls] Aug. 17 Park Board Meeting report, part 3 of 3

Cold Water Spring on the Bureau of Mines site has had access cut off. Dziedzic talks about the burning the mortgage ceremony (per the previously mentioned puff campaign piece) at 4pm with cake and drinks. 9:10 ADJOURNED -- Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ http

[Mpls] Aug. 17 Park Board Meeting report, part 1

suggests having Schoenbauer come back and answer questions at a Dry Run. 6:30pm -- Hauser adjourns Admin Finance. -- Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ http://ParkBoardReform.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think

[Mpls] Aug. 17 Park Board Meeting report, part 2 of 3

the regular meeting again. End of part 2 of 3 parts. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] zeroing out library collections budgets

legislators. To some extent, it seems to fall on deaf ears. Sharing the pain through an idea like #4 above may be what's necessary to open their eyes. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://MplsParkWatch.org/ http://ParkBoardReform.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

[Mpls] Star Tribune Nicollet Island Article

there's a need for more parking are completely ignorant of the facts. There is an existing problem with parking on the Island; adding 750 spectators is not going to make it better! Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

[Mpls] DeLaSalle Public Hearing / Park Board Meeting

. - Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] Marie Hauser on DeLaSalle field

on the taxpayers. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ http://www.ParkBoardReform.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] DeLaSalle Alumni

the park land available to all as open park space, and because of the many problems and ethical lapses in the process arriving at such a decision. Faulty attempts to use reductio ad absurdum fails to negate the ethical problems some of the commissioners have in making this vote. Chris Johnson

[Mpls] DeLaSalle facts

and redirecting traffic, Mason added. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

[Mpls] Another Park Board Mess

involvement. It is disheartening to witness such arrogant disregard of our democratic process by the very individuals who are charged with protecting that process. Arlene M. Fried Member and co-founder of Park Watch mplsparkwatch.org Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org

Re: [Mpls] Nicollet Island - Closing Another Street?

in reality is planned. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] McLaughlin sold vote to pro-tobacco lobby

taken no official action. In the face of that, I wonder on what grounds the McLaughlin campaign think they can get any traction with renewed complaints about this same newsletter? -- Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ http://www.ParkBoardReform.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil

Re: [Mpls] Park Board Ethics

://tinyurl.com/8l74q (note the name and address is identical to the political fund) Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting or Reform Fund Raiser Party

! It could be earlier or later.) ** 4.1 That the board authorize staff to enter into a reciprocal agreement with DeLaSalle High School. ** Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member

Re: [Mpls] DeLaSalle Alumni Ethics

candidate -- regardless of whether my viewpoints agree with theirs. Admittedly, it is sometimes hard to make such a judgment. Sometimes one can only judge a candidate by the company they keep. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

Re: [Mpls] Nicollet Island Soccer Fields

of hoops necessary to even consider that are many, and the legal costs would make it a losing proposition. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] Re: Mpls digest Vol 19 Issue 44 Nicollet Island.

for getting Rep. Kahn's statement incorrect. It may have been I had a hard time hearing her due to DeLaSalle's lawyer and VP kibitizing during the public forum/hearing. It's my error either way, and I'm sorry for getting it wrong. I've corrected the statement on the Park Watch web site. Chris

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting Highlights, July 20, Part 3 of 3

on the parkways. 9:57pm ADJOURNED. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting Highlights, July 20, Part 1

. Motion for 90 seconds per person. Passes with Young opposed. 6:50pm -- Public Forum starts. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ http://ParkBoardReform.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting Highlights, July 20, Part 2

something about it being a 30 year social justice issue. He is in favor. [to be continued] Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ 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

Re: [Mpls] Toxic asphalt in Minneahaha creek

to 4 million (and a geographic service area of 181 square miles), is small compared to the Park Board, City of Minneapolis, or DNR budgets. But sure, $4 million is large compared to my personal household budget, so no, I won't personally be cleaning up the spill. :-) Chris Johnson Fulton

Re: [Mpls] Toxic asphalt in Minneahaha creek

have some resources to help with it, also, but their budget is very small. Lastly, perhaps the state DNR or PCA might have some involvement. I too wonder why it wasn't reported sooner. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

Re: [Mpls] McLaughlin, just SMOKE ILLUSION

and benefits for a new cop is way below that number. Greg Reinhardt has stated that a new cop costs $75,000 per year. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation

[Mpls] Park Board: DeLaSalle / Nicollet Island public hearing

to Park Board Ordinance 99-101, section PB11-6 Planning Committee - Hearing: The Planning Committee shall keep minutes of its public hearings, and shall also keep records of its official actions. Decisions of the Planning Committee shall be dated and forwarded to the full Park Board. Chris

Re: [Mpls] Crime Wave: Reality or Fiction (Election time, folks)

? Does McLaughlin only have his self-interest in his future political career at heart, and not the welfare of the city? Otherwise, why not use the truth and stay away from the negative campaign smear tactics? -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

Re: [Mpls] Race and Minneapolis politics

to their actual home page from where you can navigate to the rest of their web site: http://www.authenticdialogue.net/ Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member

Re: [Mpls] Vote McLaughlin for mayor, stop the ballpark?

their athletic field of dreams. Is McLaughlin a supporter of giving broad taxpayer assistance to private institutions in both cases, or just one? Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you

Re: [Mpls] Building Height

stories. What they don't have, that we have in Minneapolis, is vast amounts of land devoted to surface parking lots, giant single family home lot sizes and huge freeways gobbling up urban core land space. Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting, Wednesday, 5:00pm, July 6

on southeast shore of Lake Calhoun. * Land give-away to DeLaSalle on Nicollet Island. * The Marina revisited. * Crown Hydro reincarnated. * Restaurant in Loring Park. * Bug-eyed Martians (unlikely, but one just never knows). More information: http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ -- Chris Johnson

Re: [Mpls] Lagoon Project and Other Uptown Developments

, by the rules. Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Lagoon Project and Other Uptown Developments

David Greene wrote: Chris Johnson wrote: In the former vein, there is David Greene's statement: We have a million more people moving into the area over the next 25 years and they have to live _somewhere_. Wow. It sounds like darn near a crisis, and gosh, well, many of those million

Re: [Mpls] Lagoon Project and Other Uptown Developments

(theft from auto being number one)? Uptown resident for 6 years, ECCO homeowner for 4 years, Uptown patron since 1979. -- Chris Johnson Fulton -- http://www.MplsParkWatch.org/ REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member

[Mpls] City Pages: Drop That Pamphlet and Put Your Hands Over Your Head aka Stonegate (Park Board)

City Pages reports on the Park Board crackdown on campaigning in the parks: http://www.citypages.com/databank/26/1281/article13426.asp If nothing else, Stonegate has made a laughing stock out of the Park Board. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http

[Mpls] June 15 Park Board meeting report, Part 1 of 2

homeless people setting up in parks is expressed. Dziedzic expresses some support, although he comments he personally does not like camping. 4. Student Voting Project. Another Jon Olson idea. A report on Kids Voting Minneapolis organization. Committee adjourned. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS

[Mpls] June 15 Park Board meeting report, Part 2 of 2

to the public at meetings, claiming she supports the CYC pavilion at Lake Calhoun. She does not. 9:33pm ADJOURNED. [Whew!] -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] MPRB free speech policy

lawsuit just waiting to happen -- especially now that the Park Board can be legitimately said to be on notice of their failings. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] Reminder: Park Board Meeting Tonight (6/15, 5pm)

sometimes go longer. And of course, being there in person allows you to see what's really going on, not just the focus of the camera. See who is in the audience! Will Crown Hydro backer Bill Hawks be there? He's got the best attendance record of any audience member. You just never know. -- Chris

[Mpls] As the Park Board Turns...

to know who made the decision and who wrongly implemented it. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Stone's opponents Co-Chair fails to disclose postion while attacking Stone

groundless and false accusation. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting, Wednesday, 5pm, June 15

what's really going on, not just the focus of the camera. See who is in the audience! Will Crown Hydro backer Bill Hawks be there? He's got the best attendance record of any audience member. You just never know. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

Re: [Mpls] DeLaSalle field

their children to go to a school which had a football stadium, why didn't they send them to such a school instead of DeLaSalle? (a sentiment expressed to me by a mother who had her children attend DeLaSalle.) -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e

[Mpls] Park Board set to approve DeLaSalle agreement Wednesday

the island by investing in it back in the early 1980s? -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

Re: [Mpls] Park Board set to approve DeLaSalle agreement Wednesday

don't think the Park Board should be proceeding this fashion, you might want to attend the Park Board meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday, June 1, 5:00pm at the administrative headquarters building at 2117 West River Road. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

[Mpls] Correction to May 18 Park Board meeting highlights, Part 1 of 2

most wants to see, Ted Wirth has asked that an alternate location be found for this storage. No decision has been made yet. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] May 18 Park Board meeting highlights, Part 1 of 2

Adjourned [ Notice how much important business gets discussed, decided and conducted in the committees -- yet their are no official minutes kept for the committees, only for the regular meeting. ] -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e

[Mpls] May 18 Park Board meeting highlights, Part 2 of 2

/ improvements of the Fruen's Mill area. Erwin reports that an EPA cleanup grant reports the BF Nelson site was selected, but no dollars yet. Gurban suggests renaming the BF Nelson site. 8:00pm Meeting Adjourned. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

Re: [Mpls] Mpls. DFL Convention

with the territory. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] Park Board Meeting, Wednesday, 5:00pm

BRIDGE OVER MINNEHAHA CREEK, AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO APPROVE DETAILS AND ISSUE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS BASED ON MPRB POLICIES FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE FINAL PLAN BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES

[Mpls] Doug Grow and the convention turn out

to bring this process into the 21st century. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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

[Mpls] DFL Convention Turn out

kind of turn out we will see tomorrow at the DFL convention? Will it be about one-third? A lot more? A lot less, because everybody went to the fishing opener? -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member

[Mpls] Park Board endorsements

I have posted my Park Board DFL candidate endorsements and ratings for all of the DFL candidates on the Park Watch site -- for those who might care! http://www.mplsparkwatch.org/node/268 -- Chris Johnson Fulton REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules

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