When Rybak ran for Mayor, many of us in the neighborhood ponied up our
volunteer time, our checks and our votes on his promise there would be a place
at the table for neighborhood folks.
Those selected for the affordable housing task force may be fine advocates
for affordable housing,
Some good thoughts, Craig. I also would have included the cost landlords incur when
damage occurs to their property because of intentional acts or otherwise by their
tenants. This definitely affects the profits supposedly being reaped. Furthermore,
profits may be in order to a landlord as
I first would like to say that if my pre-conceived notions of the landlord
were taken as an insult by anyone, I apologize.
I guess I was pretty hypocritical by asking a group to be silent when I
detest any group that I am a part of being asked the same thing. Thanks to
those who gave me
Today's Strib (paper version, I couldn't find the article on the Strib website) talks
about Mpls. schools Superintendent Carol Johnson's pay (it also discussed St. Paul
Superintendent Patricia Harvey's pay, but this is a Minneapolis Issues post).
Quotes from Board members and others go to
Clark Griffith wrote:
Whatever happened to Herrongate?
Steve Brandt wrote:
Look in the morning paper. Sabri's trial starts Jan. 14. Ortega's
license hearing starts Feb. 12. Herron is presumably sentenced after
the trial.
David Piehl writes:
Does anyone know why the succession of delays
CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF THE SUNat the last Winter Solstice Celebration at the Minneapolis Planetarium!The Minneapolis Planetarium will host its 4th annual Winter SolsticeCelebration on Friday, December 21 from 4:00-8:00pm. The event takes placebefore, during, and after the Holidazzle Parade and
I have a question about this pay hike. Were annual pay
raises a part of her contract and was the amount
specified in the contract, tied to performance
standards, or was there a COLA?
I know Ms Johnson has a contract with the district and
would like to know how pay increases are dealt with in
it,
I couldn't agree more with Gary in his comments. We have the same issues
with Hennepin County Administration: The County Administrator awards
herself (via HR Dept) with a 44% raise increasing her salary ceiling to
$40k over the GOVERNOR'S SALARY, over $160K! The reasoning: to keep the
You asked about the proposed affordable housing project - it is actually
located at 5320 Lyndale Avenue - and whether it will affect the existing
businesses in the area.
The proposal is for 24 housing units and 7,000 square feet of commercial
space. 10 units (40%) have rents affordable to
David Kortz wrote:
One rainy Saturday afternoon earlier this year, I happened to run into a
protest in the business district around 55th and Lyndale. (Old Boulevard
Theatre area). Apparently, the businesses were voicing their concern
about a proposal to build affordable housing in the area.
TWO CORRECTIONS: My prior message referred to Lynnhurst Neighborhood
Association support for the Boulevard project. As Mr. Lohman wrote in his
message, the LYNAS Board voted not to oppose the project. Also, the prior
post and this one should have been-and now are signed-
Lisa Kugler
Tangletown
John Cevette said:
There are 57 supportive housing projects and more than 320 social service
agencies housed in our neighborhoods (Whittier, Stevens Square Phillips)
according Southside Pride. More than 50 Minneapolis neighborhoods (Seward,
for example) have one or none.
I say:
Seward may
Gary Bowman writes;
I realize the value of spending a little now if it saves more later and
the value of quality products (in this case, a quality leader for
Minneapolis Public Schools). However, even with that consideration, I must
confess that I am immensely hard-pressed to justify a $30,000
This sort of rhetorical cluster-bombing in lieu of a reply has become all too frequent
on this list. To elucidate what I'm talking about, may I ask Ms. Heller what she does
for a living, what she used to do in her three positions before that, how much money
she currently makes from it, how
I'm responding to the concerns raised about the Superintendent's pay
raise. I can understand why people are concerned and have raised
questions about Supt. Carol Johnson's pay raise, in light of the timing
and the budget concerns. I'd like to provide some background for list
members, because,
Could anyone obtain a staff roster for an average elementary, middle, and
high school with numbers of employees and their basic job (teacher, aide,
admin, etc.)?
If MPS are running so lean, where is the money going?
As a parent with two kids in the current system (soon to be three), I am
Gary,
Thank you for your humble thoughts. I share them.
I don't agree with paying someone more money to keep
them from leaving a job they were hired to do because
they decided that things within the job went awry
(and under their auspices, mind you) and the end
result did not turn out the way
I can't put my finger on the article, but somebody
listed off the members of your housing transition team
and it read like a who's who of many of the figures
who gave substance to the Affordable Housing Task
Force. Alan Arthur, Tom Foley, and David Fey, of
course.
I also recall Kathy ten Broek,
I would be happy to answer any question, in fact I would be REQUIRED to, if
I had my hand in the public till. But I don't.
Minneapolis is in deep financial doo doo BECAUSE no one asks questions. Now
that I've asked, it seems like getting an honest answer might a problem too.
Vicky Heller
St.
Vicky Heller
I would be happy to answer any question, in fact I would be REQUIRED
to, if I had my hand in the public till. But I don't.
Minneapolis is in deep financial doo doo BECAUSE no one asks
questions. Now that I've asked, it seems like getting an honest
answer might a problem
Folks, let's knock off all the sniping about Ms. Heller's style, etc.
It's WAY too personal, a violation of our rules against such things. It
doesn't matter if she lives here or not - all have a right to
participate...as long as they talk about Minneapolis (and more on that
below).
If the merits
I agree with Britt Robson that this amounts to cluster-bombing of
rhetorical questions rather than engaging in a real discussion. I get
the point, after all, that you object to what you perceive to be
excessive subsidies. Plus, I asked a general question about a recent
trend where some
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anyone know why the succession of delays in the Sabri trial has been requested?
There have been two delays, I think. For the first, moving
the date from September to December, the attorney argued
that due to September 11, Sabri could not get a fair trial
My nominations for the top three news stories of 2001:
1. Herrongate
2. Astronomical Subsidy of downtown Target Store revealed
3. Wholesale Changing of the (elected) Guard
4. Potential Demise of NRP Funding
5. Opening of the Re-developed Milwaukee Road Depot -- Zounds! A piece
of
While I have obvious disagreements with Keith Reitman and others on the
list, I appreciate their continued dialogue and think a couple of things
Keith mentions warrant a serious look:
1. Developer fees--while I am not opposed to the necessity of developer
fees, I'd like to see more about how
In a message dated 12/17/2001 7:43:27 PM Central Standard Time, Michael
Atherton writes:
The question is, Do you feel that the public school system has the right
to require that stronger students sacrifice for the benefit of the weak? I
don't believe they do. Beyond that, I believe that
In a message dated 12/17/2001 7:43:27 PM Central Standard Time, Michael
Atherton writes:
As Mr. Mann points out there are two basic alternatives: you can place
students in a class that matches their ability, or you can try to
individualize instruction within one class. There are a number
Well, Terrell, if Ms. Heller won't introduce herself, perhaps she can be
partially defined by her living arrangement - in the very high rent district
known as North Oaks - St. Paul's tony northern suburb where most of the land
is still owned by the JJ Hill family and/or its trust. North Oaks was
Members:
Perhaps I did not make myself clear before:
Debating the personal facets of a member is a gross violation of list
rules against disputes of a personal nature. Members who engage in this
will be warned and then expelled.
I don't care if there's some speculative fig leaf that a member's
In a message dated 12/19/01 2:52:22 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Vicky Heller
I would be happy to answer any question, in fact I would be REQUIRED
to, if I had my hand in the public till. But I don't.
Minneapolis is in deep financial doo doo BECAUSE no one asks
I want to thank Joan Campbell and Gary Schiff for getting the answer from
the City Attorney (regarding the City Council re-appointment of their
member of the Library Board):
Contrary to what I assumed from my conversation with the City Clerk's
office and from reading the ordinance, it turns out
Gary Bowman wrote:
In conclusion, it's these antics that leave many people with the belief that money
is being misappropiated and tax increases are unjustified. I would openly challenge
Carol Johnson to return her pay raise to either the district or some school related
charity (PTA?) and,
Keith says; I went to the Archive and pulled out this incredibly revealing
Post by Victoria. At the end is her posted background credentials and a
revealing photo of her so please don't scroll down there. Thank you.
[Mpls] Stadium Issue: Eating one cookie won't make you fat.
Victoria
Michael Atherton wrote:
Her role is to keep people happy
And, as Ms. Shreves points out, to provide a positive face for corporate
donors. The fact is that any superintendent who tried to implement real reforms
that would truly have beneficial effects would end up
alienating so many people
In a message dated 12/19/2001 1:39:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
suggest we
allow a free and open market place to help satisfy our city housing needs and
move away from huge socialistic "nonprofit" and expensive monument building
and social engineering. I doubt
Thanks to Sheldon for raising the question of open appointmentsand I'd
love some advice here.
My goal is to find ways that we can open up this process to many new people.
One step we are taking is to not fill any of the commission openings that
expire at the end of December for a
It's good to hear responses from at least some of the very people who made this
decision.
I'm pleased to hear that Mrs. Johnson is indeed donating at least part of her raise.
As I mentioned before, it's largely symbolic but demonstrates at least some
willingness on Mrs. Johnson's part to be
RT (and list members):
I suspect you have a significant legal problem here. My reading of the
city's website is that the current library board appointment ends
December 31. I doubt (but am not sure) that current members can serve,
or be appointed for, one month.
I suspect instead the seat will
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