Councilmember Zerby:
A moratorium on housing demolition is overbroad.
Instead we need better regs which set clear standards
for when structures should be demolished. I know its
a lot more complicated, but that is reality.
As I said in my post the other day, houses have life
cycles, just like
List members...and lawsuits?...in the news:
http://www.citypages.com/databank/22/1093/article9941.asp
From the article:
Citing unidentified sources, Strand--who backed Cherryhomes's Green
Party-endorsed opponent Natalie Johnson Lee--claimed that F. Clayton Tyler,
Cherryhomes's husband, was
It seems there are ways to deal with all the problems you name other
than demolishing the house. If it is unsafe, it can be vacated for
safety reasons, and fixed up.
The moratorium on demolition seems a good idea to me as well. As I
understand the city's current policy, a house is torn down if
I think a moratorium on non emergency demolitions has merit. When I moved
onto the 2400 block of 17th Ave, in Phillips, there were three 1800's
vintage duplexes across the alley. We bought the rattiest one and rehabbed
it. Is it a palace? No. But it does provide affordable housing for two
I will bet that someone living next to a house that has been boarded for 20
months, has addicts breaking into it to shoot up, which has become the Hyatt
Regency for rats and cockroaches, whose yard looks like the Amazon, and for
which there are no tangible prospects for a rehabber to come in and
Loring Park is part of an Initiative called Central Cities Neighborhood
Partnership which operates a Restorative Justice Program. Our focus is to
reduce livability crimes in and around the downtown neighborhoods, as well
as to hold accountable to the community those who break the law, ensuring
Statements like the following always seem to set my personal BS detector
ringing:
Most of us are well aware that a major contributor to the affordable housing
crisis is the demolition quest the city has been on for almost a decade.
...
David Piehl
Central/8th Ward
Whenever anyone starts out
Gregory Luce wrote:
More importantly, and in preparation for tonight's PRAC forum in which I
am sure this issue will be discussed at length,
here's a brief rundown of the conduct on premises ordinance that many
PRAC landlords complain about:
The ordinance makes the licensee (the
So, what do people think of the fact that the Holidazzle is going to be renamed the
TCF Holidzzle?
Makes me want to make the phrase To Our Friends a registered trademark, so that
every time TCF sends out junk mail addressed as such, they owe me money.
:)
Kristine Harley
Sheridan
I've seen some folks mention JADT in connection with the recent thread
about the riverfront. So what is it?
Joshua b. Jore
Minneapolis Ward 3, precinct 10
http://www.greentechnologist.org
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Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn
Discussing allocation of school resources is especially
important right now, as our district has been forced to cut $25 million and now
has to cut $30 million more. Id like to give a piece of my mind to the
legislators and governor who made THAT happen. In the meantime, Im glad to see
that
What if there was say a moratorium on demolishing homes assessed as being worth
more than it would cost to demolish them, rather than what it would cost to fix
them. And creating a deadline for the city to get them back onto the active
market? There are lots of folks who love restoring
snip:
Im glad to see that the school board has looked critically at some
big-ticket items, like administration and transportation costs.
snipe:
Steve Belton's $400/month car allowance must have slipped through the old
mudflaps eh? I wonder which definition of 'critically' the school board is
In a message dated 11/14/01 9:43:14 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Keith had wrote:
If Greg Luce or Acorn asked me,
How can we get rid of those pesky, bottom feeding, landlords? I would
answer, Create an environment in our inner city that welcomes and rewards
Jenny Hauser writes:
Robert Lilligren was one of those who also believes Mpls. is overdue to
sign on
in support of Rep. John Conyers' H.R. 40 bill calling for a national dialogue
and eventual action regarding apologies and monetary reparations to the
African-American community.
A few tips for making everyone's list experience better.
1. PLEASE trim the post your are responding to in your own message if
you are not referencing direct parts. Not doing so creates longer
downloads - a problem for folks with slow connections - and also makes
life heck for digest readers,
Forum readers: This is not hard science, but good insight re opinion on
policy issues. I thought this special edition re School Leadership would be
of interest to those who are giving these ed issues the discourse they
deserve. Note that Summary and full report available online now at no
I find it interesting that the Minneapolis school system's idea of lowering
administration personal costs is to eliminate departments, move the staff
into higher positions, and give them all raises. Way to grow, uh go!
Steve Sumner
Ward 1
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Minneapolis
This is great thread, to which I'll add my two cents:
All of the suggestions so far have been about how the
city or MCDA could deal with problem properties. I
think that is the wrong approach.
First, the demolition moratorium idea: this could
leave a bunch of derelict houses sitting around,
Thanks to David for raising this idea and to all who
sent along their thoughts on the proposal both on
off line. The responses give me real pause about
adopting a one size fits all (as one commenter
characterizes it) solution. I've printed off the
posts to chew on some more but at present it
I overheard one person who thought that the Hollman Near North redevelopment
hurt Jackie Cherryhomes. Jackie was probably the most public and most well
known cheerleading politician for this project. Hollman may or may not have
indeed hurt her, I do not have a good reading on the percentages of
Dean Zimmermann notes that concerning the Riverview
Supper Club site, The Park Board does want to
purchase. The Park Board has a way of coming up with
money--that is not the problem at all. We have the
money for this situation under control.
It is a great relief for me to hear that the Park
From: Heather Martens
PLEASE convince me that our schools are not wasting money and time on
computers.
Heather, first thank you for starting a thread on a topic that gets me
cranked up, that is not about the Twins.
My credentials: I am a computer consultant. I have worked in the
I'm slightly confused on this discussion about the vote regarding the Riverview
Supper Club site. The Zoning Planning committee has 5 members, correct? If
so, how can a total of 2 votes in favor be considered a majority - shouldn't
there be a minimum of 3 needed to constitute a majority?
In a message dated 11/14/01 5:17:34 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While I very much appreciate that people are upset over the process involved
at the Z P meeting. While I appreciate that many hours have been spent by
many people to design a comprehensive plan for
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