NRP, MCDA, Minneapolis Planning, the present CPED, and the confused state of
land use planning in Minneapolis have long been topics of interest to me. I
don't think we've improved anything. I love NRP for the engagement and
creativity it has brought to city government, but I've always had proble
At 10:57 PM 9/8/2005, Mark Snyder wrote:
On 9/3/05 2:43 PM, "wmmarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark Snyder wrote:
>
>> Until we see that, I'll stand by my point that McLaughlin hasn't had
to make
>> the same choices with NRP vs. other city needs that Mayor Rybak and
the city
>> council ha
On 9/3/05 2:43 PM, "wmmarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark Snyder wrote:
>
>> Until we see that, I'll stand by my point that McLaughlin hasn't had to make
>> the same choices with NRP vs. other city needs that Mayor Rybak and the city
>> council has, even if he was one of the architects of it
On 9/5/05 6:53 PM, "gemgram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the way, looks like my bait worked. Why didn't Mark list anyone but
> politicians supporting RT? Oh that's right, those and the Sierra Club are
> the only ones who do support RT!!! Amazing isn't it?
At least I actually answered your q
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> On 9/5/05 6:53 PM, "gemgram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Though I have received requests to nail someone's tail to the wall,
&
On 9/5/05 6:53 PM, "gemgram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Though I have received requests to nail someone's tail to the wall,
> fortunately I have been out of town so could not rise to inflammatory
> political rhetoric. Isn't time a wonderful thing?
Did anyone else notice that in his "long, bori
Though I have received requests to nail someone's tail to the wall,
fortunately I have been out of town so could not rise to inflammatory
political rhetoric. Isn't time a wonderful thing?
To the statement that "No, Jim. You haven't been giving us that
information." I will again say please go
On 9/1/05 7:39 AM, "gemgram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark says, "I'd really love to hear from Commissioner McLaughlin or his
> supporters on what they would have done differently."
>
> I believe we have been giving that information to you for the last two
> years. Perhaps Mark, like RT, doe
Wizard has the high ground here and I applaud her incisive commentary. I've
repeatedly warned R.T. in face-to-face conversations and in writing at one
remove here on Minneapolis Issues that the turn away from NRP and the
establishment of CPED were/are recidivist gestures.
Now I understand why the
Mark Snyder wrote:
Until we see that, I'll stand by my point that McLaughlin hasn't had to make
the same choices with NRP vs. other city needs that Mayor Rybak and the city
council has, even if he was one of the architects of it in the beginning.
Then you have missed the point entirely. It i
Looking at what the money would have been used for...school board, library
board and park board...I would just as soon that the NRP money did go
directly to those jurisdictions and not be spending $90,000.00 plus a year
in salaries for NENA... along with other expenses... for neighborhood
dispe
In Phase I of NRP, the funds for the program came directly from Tax Increment
Financing districts in the downtown area. These were property taxes that would
have otherwise gone directly to the city, county, school board, library board
and park board therefore reducing the overall allocations th
On 9/1/05 10:59 AM, "wmmarks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> It's pretty easy for Commissioner McLaughlin to talk about how he's been an
>> NRP supporter, for example, when he's never been in the position of having
>> to weigh that against the city's various other needs like public safety, for
>> e
Mark Snyder wrote:
It's pretty easy for Commissioner McLaughlin to talk about how he's been an
NRP supporter, for example, when he's never been in the position of having
to weigh that against the city's various other needs like public safety, for
example, by actually preparing a city budget and
Thank you Dean!
Speaking of special interests and such has jogged my old memory.
Wasn't the only veto of the entire four years of the RT Rybak administration
the attempt by Rybak to veto the City Council NOT giving special
consideration to Basim Sabri. RT attempted to force the City Council t
Sorry, Mr. Clegg, it appears that Peter McClaughlin has already staked
his flag on your platform. That is of course unless some other special
interest group makes him a better offer.
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
> On 8/31/05 10:53 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mayor Rybak's problem is that many of his most ardent supporters in 2001
have very good memories. We remember the intimate conversations and
promises made by the Mayor. We remember them in great detail.
Unfortunately the same can not be said for the mayor and his administration.
Which if it h
I think Jim Graham's memory is playing tricks on him.
In 2001, none of the mayoral candidates were talking about adding cops or
meddling with the school board.
Now, Mayor Rybak was talking about supporting NRP and increasing the amount
of affordable housing available when he was a candidate. Per
Gee, you sound a whole lot like RT Rybak back in 2001. It worked for him,
so Barry maybe you will get elected. You forgot promising to not support a
stadium. With that promise you truly would have sounded like the
resurrection of the 2001 RT.
Jim Graham,
Ventura Village
REMINDERS:
1. Be
Sad isn't it that each (at least each of the square jawed candidates)
have gotten into a kind of tell them what they want to hear
say yes to everything kind of frenzied snake oil sales pitch...
They've lost all credibility.
You can't tell them apart or even get a sense of who
they really are as
Dear Barry:
You forgot to promise lower taxes with more City services of higher quality.
Robert Halfhill Loring Park
http://halfhillblog.blogspot.com
http://halfhillviews.greatnow.com
http://www.thepen.us
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It's apparent from what's currently happening in this
It's apparent from what's currently happening in this mayoral campaign how easy
it is for challengers to bash the incumbent,promise everything, and spend
nothing. So, of course, I've decided to get in on the action too!
In my administration, we will add 150, no wait, make that 250, police officer
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