Wow! When I called they e-mailed me my particular schedule - I copied it
into word - enlarged it and it is on my desk sort of in front of my eyes.
I bet they' could have done it for you too - but now you have your schedule
- right?
Annie
At 09:57 PM 3/15/02 -0600, Lisa McDonald wrote:
>Actual
According to Councilmember Zimmerperson almost everyone should have much
cleaner streets by tomorrow. PW did start plowing last night (towards the
end of the blizzard) and do not do streets because cars are parked on
them. If your street has cars in garages and no cars on the street it may
h
Am going out -of-town for the weekend -can't wait to come back to see how
you all dissect this piece. Looks to me like it was written out of the
Public Works Dept. It is funny - really professional descriptions of the
system!?!
Hmmm!
Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner
At 09:07 PM 3/15/02
I think that part of this debate rests on the
definition of a snow emergency. (And I personally am
unclear about it.)
In other words: does the city only plow after they've
declared a "snow emergency," or do they do some of it
beforehand?
If there is some graduated scale of plowing, wherein
Sheldon Mains is not the only one confused with this
"I thought I knew what a parkway was..."
Some wise guy once asked:
"Why is it that you drive on a parkway,
and park on a driveway?"
Ed Tom O'Brien
7 Corners
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Minneapolis probably didn't declare a snow emergency because it costs about
$250,000 every time we do one. With the budget the way it is and the snow
removal budget usually underfunded, every snow emergency that isn't declared
saves money and that money (if any is left) usually goes back into t
It's 10 p.m. Friday night and still no plow down my
street. Guess Whittier and Phillips got skipped, hey
Connie? Hope it's warm and sunny tomorrow. Right now
it's rutville.
Glad I have off street parking. I have 6 2 1/2 story
walk-ups on my block. Some of them aren't looking too
happy right now.
Actually I'd just be happy with my recycling calendar which we usually get
in January. Now the new date is the end of March. I've been calling since
February 1. Everytime I call it is at the printers. Must be somewhere in
Russia. There is really no exceuse for this delay.
Lisa McDonald
East Har
Back in February, we all received a mailing explaining the new city rules
relative to the necessity of clearing a path and clearing snow away from
one's city trash receptacle in a timely fashion (roughly 48 hours, I think)
after a snowstorm.
As I recall, there were a number of members of this
I, for one, am sick and tired of the newscasters - primarily the TV ones -
making sport of snow removal rules in Minneapolis. They begin the piece by
saying, "Now, listen up, this is complicated" and then proceed to roll their
eyes and make the situation even worse because they do not understa
sue wrote:
> >so, the snow storm is finally over, and why haven't
> the plows been
> >out in minneapolis to clear off the side streets
> and alleys?
>
Mark said:
> Mine were plowed today and last night, respectively.
And Connie says:
Mine are still not plowed.
Connie Nompelis
Ward 6 - Vent
I live on 2nd Av S near the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It is 8:15 pm on
Friday, approximately 24 hours after the heavy snowfall ended and my street
has not yet been plowed. However, my alley has. What's that all about???
Terry Erickson
Whittier
- Original Message -
From: "Markus S
These days there's not much funny about city government, BUT I did check out the "What is a Parkway?" page (See Sheldon's post for the link). It's a hoot!
Who writes this stuff?!
Ann Berget
Kingfield
Just a reminder:
The Snow Emergency Hotline number is 348-SNOW. Check there for an up-to-date recording about where it's safe to park during the snow emergency.
Ann Berget
Kingfield 10-10
I have to agree with Jim one part of this. I do not want St Paul's system, I think it is less effective in clearing our streets. I do think Minneapolis does a good job, but I think we should have declared the emergency last night. The main routes, which also tend to be snow emergency routes are
In their 6:00PM
lead, KARE-TV unfavorably compared Minneapolis waiting to declare a snow
emergency with St. Paul declaring an early snow emergency, i.e., St. Paul
is completely plowed whereas Minneapolis has yet to start. Obviously both cities
gambled on when to call the emergency. I do not
The last election remove the top three most powerful people elected in Mpls, no matter how you looked at it. (Cherryhomes/Sayles-Belton/Campbell) Joe Biernat would be fourth in my opinion. Being involved in The Hard Times Cafe I knew he needed to go too. I can say with total confidence he tra
Visited the City website today--saw two interesting things:
First, besides English and Spanish, the snow emergency announcement was
also in Somali
Second, I clicked on the link "what is a parkway". (No parking on parkways
the second day of the snow emergency). If you want a laugh, read the
defi
At 4:01 PM -0600 3/15/02, sue wrote:
>so, the snow storm is finally over, and why haven't the plows been
>out in minneapolis to clear off the side streets and alleys?
Mine were plowed today and last night, respectively.
Markus Silpala
Lyndale Neighborhood
Ward 8
As usual Mike Hohmann asks a good question:
"Why aren't state legislators and Library Board/mgmt/Friends debating how to
finance the Minnesota Planetarium and Space Discovery Center in the new
downtown library, employing such innovative schemes? "
Having spent a lot of time talking to legislator
so, the snow storm is finally over, and why haven't the plows been out
in minneapolis to clear off the side streets and alleys?
sue ahachich
ward 3
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The Twins pay $165 million up front--- yeh right, when pigs fly! Now where
are the Twins going to get that kind of money?-- more than likely from the
government via some loan scheme not yet referenced... because, Craig is
right- Pohlad wants to liquidate; he has no incentive to invest any
signif
on 3/15/02 2:07 PM, deanc at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Twins pay to the State upfront $165 Million, which the state then
> invests at 8.5%. The Twins then pay the state $10 Mil a year for the next
> 15 or so years to pay off remaining bonds. The 2% spread in debt cost and
> investments cover
As someone who originated some of these loans, often in conjunction with
a bank, I have to explain that Vicky is wrong about who is on the hook
if these loans go bad.
With the Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developer loans the capital
comes from the Federal Government, the bank and built up
It's difficult to admit, but the Governor has just proposed a stadium
financing plan makes a lot of sense.
The way I understand it is that the State floats $330 Million worth of bonds
for construction of a baseball stadium. Interest costs are about 6.5% a
year. The Twins pay to the State upf
Thank you City Council!
Ken Bradley Sierra Club
Michael Hohmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Regarding our water & waste-water rates in Mpls.:1. Bravo to CLIC and the City Council for moving ahead with improvedsewerage systems in Mpls. It's big money, but it's our public health atstake. The ultr
Rita Miller wrote:
At the East Area Parent Advisory Council meeting on Monday night, the
district announced its intentions to close three to four schools in the
East Area. We have worked hard to make our community schools in this
area great schools, but the district policies have the cards stac
Regarding our water & waste-water rates in Mpls.:
1. Bravo to CLIC and the City Council for moving ahead with improved
sewerage systems in Mpls. It's big money, but it's our public health at
stake. The ultra filtration system and improved sewerage infrastructure
maintenance schedules/budgets ar
I attended the Commission hearing last night and while some community
members did brave the elements and attend , many did not. I want to thank
the Commissioners for continuing to reach out as well as extending the
invitations to neighborhood associations. This exhibits a willingness to
obtain as
The Upper River Citizens Advisory Committee is seeking its remaining ten
members. Applications will be accepted through April 12 and are available
through e-mail, online or at the MCDA's front desk at 105 Fifth Avenue
South, Suite 200. If you would like an application by e-mail, please call or
e-m
For a future Skyway News story, I need to find a couple of people who
regularly use their bike to commute to Downtown Minneapolis jobs. If you, or
the right person you know, could email me off-list, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
David Brauer
King Field - Ward 10
Editor, Skyway News
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on 3/15/02 2:02 AM, Chris L Beckwith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Local television isn't much better. Last I heard, the public
> still owns airwaves and stations must demonstrate they are operating in the
> public interest. But no one has yet explained to me how the ever-increasing
> blocks of sc
Last evening all Commissioners (except the one on vacation) slogged their way through the Minnesota blizzard to attend the Commission hearing. Surprisingly, many community members also found their way through the snow to participate. Since we have no idea how many people couldn't come, it was dec
I was complaining to my council member last night
about Minneapolis's snow emergency policies. "St. Paul
declared a snow emergency already, why hasn't
Minneapolis? That's the problem, it takes Minneapolis
too long to declare the snow emergency." We recalled
Lisa McDonald's complaint during the cam
--- Jan Del Calzo wrote:
> I just heard on the news that an amendment to the stadium bill called
> for
> money to implement noise insulation around the airport. I don't know
> who
> offered the amendment, but I just want to say I think it set back the
> cause
> of airport noise mitigation more
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I am proud to wear the title of "neighborhood
activist". I wasn't hired, I was self-appointed to
the job. I can promote myself anytime I want. I can
change my job description and absorb any new function
I feel like taking on. I can also refuse to do
anything I don't want to do in this capacity.
I believe that the meaning of the term "activist" is being transmogrified
away from it's customary meaning in the same way that the term "liberal"
was changed starting about 10 years ago. I think that the people who are
posting about this issue are right to identify public relations
techniques
of
There was some question as to why Minneapolis had not declared a snow
emergency until this morning. Minneapolis City plows worked continuously
throughout last night's snow storm, putting into effect a 24-7 plowing
schedule the City uses during periods of heavy snow.
With ongoing, blizzard-like co
I remember an episode in the early '70s when a bunch of us "activists"
were giving City Hall a hard time about urban renewal and then Alderman
Walt Dziedzic complained to his peers in a public hearing about the
"professional citizens" that were getting in the way of business as
usual.
Plus le ch
David and Aaron:
It's obvious - an "Activist", in the derogatory sense used by the Strib, is
someone who
is threatening the status quo or that part of the status quo which the Strib
supports. I consider myself very "active" in every sense and make no apology
for it.
Linda Mann
Kingfield
What's remarkable about the attorney's statement is how
incredibly weak and toothless it is. "We don't
believe . . . " coupled with "an act of public corruption."?
Plus the idea of only "some" degree of confidence, and that
the possibility is left open that the feds will disagree with
Symch
I wrote, re: Doug Grow's recent column:
> > But in my experience, 99 percent of things you think are
> > journalistic conspiracies are really the result of
> > cluelessness, incompetence, or sloth.
Aaron wrote:
> Most news people I know couldn't conspire their way out of a wet paper
bag.
> An
New federal subpoenas land at city hall - one about the plumbers, and
one asking for info from Joe Duffy, the Chicago lawyer who the city
hired to investigate Brian Herron.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/2100667.html
As for Joe Biernat, his lawyer, former U.S. Magistrate and assistant
U.
Steve Meldahl writes: "First off, the water department rates have risen five fold over the last 10 years. The reason is that they did not want to raise the tax ie mill rate on taxes which would hurt entrenched politicians in the polls. They assumed correctly that people would not notice the ra
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