Good points, Dee!
Just wondering, Does he need the Land Rover to plow through the huge amount
of snow we've received this winter or is he planning some off the road
driving at his new North Minneapolis location?
If Don Samuels manages to get elected and gets his way there
probably won't be
Anyone who wants to keep TAX EXEMPT organizations honest should know about
this website: www.guidestar.com. [In the Search box, type in Project 504,
for example]
You can view and print your favorite non-profit's tax returns, obtain
federal identification numbers, identify board members, and see
Victoria Heller wrote:
Anyone who wants to keep TAX EXEMPT organizations honest should know about
this website: www.guidestar.com. [In the Search box, type in Project
504,
for example]
$78,759 was spent for compensation, pension plan, payroll taxes for two
officers: Greg Luce and Joan
On January 12th Tom Johnson wrote that an agreement had been made to ensure full access to Lake Street with MnDot and the Federal Highway department. I wrote to him on this list on January 13th asking that he provide letters from MnDot and the Feds to back up his claims of full access now and in
.WM: This is their family business.
They grew up in politics; it cannot be a
surprise that some of them will
go into politics. The same goes for acting
families (second a third
generation actors, e.g. Drew Barrymore, Emilio
Estevez, etc) and
plumbing families...
JK: No, exactly, my
Once again, Victoria Heller seeks to discredit those she disagrees with by
playing fast and loose with numbers in order to inflame.
A visit to the Project 504 web site (www.project504.org) will tell you just
what it is that Project 504 does.
We formed Project 504 in April 1999 to address the
Regarding the Anti-War Resolution to be introduced today:
To those who say: it is not germain to Minneapolis, I disagree.
Minneapolis residents will be sent to fight and possibly die in Iraq.
Minneapolis residents and their families and the city will lose income
because they are sent to fight
Grass roots for Samuels
Don Samuels didn't set out to be a
politician. He was just a guy who really
cared about his neighborhood, his
neighbors, kids and social justice.
When the City Council position for
Minneapolis' Third Ward opened up last
November, his neighbors began calling
this
I also think it is germane (spelling correct?), for the reason that
any war action is in context of the government doing it's Constitutional
duty of providing for the common defense, without which, the president could
be impeached, and we could get another 9/11, and it could happen here in
Jim Graham writes:
Lets start with the basis of your concern, the forced choice between NRP
and
more police officers. This is falsehood and deception of the worst kind.
NRP and the Police are funded out of two totally separate revenue streams.
It is not the same money at all. Any politician
David Brauer wrote:
NRP DOES have a dedicated revenue
stream - TIF proceeds from the Downtown Common Project. However, tax
increment revenues were cut dramatically by the 2001 state legislature. I
believe there is not enough NRP-dedicated TIF to pay the $11 million
currently obligated to
In response to Dennis Plante, Barb Lickness, Anne McCandless, Terry
Erickson-
Oh my, evidently my tongue-in-cheek response concerning the Land Rover was
way too subtle for some of you. If you re-read my message, the focus was on
the Land Rover and why anyone would need to drive one of those gas
By the time you get this, the most recent presentation of the Anti-War
Resolution will have been presented. However, I am going to post it again,
because those who oppose the resolution have failed to bring a solid
argument against it. Instead, they brought an argument that may be used
Then why don't I hear complaints about the National
Endowment for the Arts? Clearly, money that could be
used for claimed to be needed social programs in
Minneapolis is being spent on much less essential
things. Clearly, a resolution opposing the NEA could
be easily written on the same vein as
The insinuation the media is all locked up by
conservative rich people is simply not true. To the
contrary, most conservatives argue there is a clearly
liberal bias to news, which would favor anti-war
advocates.
I also must object to the claim of war for oil on
two fronts. First, Bush and
Hello List,
Yes, it's the woman in Tampa again. I support the Anti-War Resolution.
While people keep remarking on the fact that the mayor and council members
were not elected to get involved in national politics, they were, however,
IMHO, expected to make decisions and partnerships with
Dear Mayor Rybak and Minneapolis Issues Folks:
I understand that the Mayor promised in the past to
veto the anti-war resolution. I also understand that
people have argued such a resolution is not relevant
to the city of Minneapolis because the act of war can
only be implemented by the federal
Dear Mayor Rybak and Minneapolis Issues Folks:
I understand that the Mayor promised in the past to
veto the anti-war resolution. I also understand that
people have argued such a resolution is not relevant
to the city of Minneapolis because the act of war can
only be implemented by the federal
Hello Gary:
GB wrote: I also must object to the claim of war for
oil on two fronts. First, Bush and others have
consistently said what this military action is about:
ridding the world of a brutal dictator that has no
regard for justice, peace, his own people, or you and
me. I would challenge
Tom McReevey wrote:
On January 12th Tom Johnson wrote that an agreement
had been made to ensure full access to Lake Street
with MnDot and the Federal Highway department. I wrote
to him on this list on January 13th asking that he
provide letters from MnDot and the Feds to back up his
claims of
--- john [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In this light, it may be illuminating to examine
the 3rd ward convention. Of the 70 or so
endorsing conventioneers one (1) was of
African -American descent. That's a total of one
where 40 per cent of the ward is about 60 per
cent African American.
Several people have sent responses to me asking about the tax breaks for
SUVs. This article from the Detroit News is a good summary of the current
law.
Bush is now proposing to significantly increase the value of the deduction.
http://www.detnews.com/2002/autosinsider/0212/18/c01-38875.htm
It's not the vehicle that you object to - it's the TOTAL consumption of
gasoline.
A person with an SUV who drives 2,000 miles per year is more earth
friendly than a person in a Jetta who drives 15,000 miles per year.
The more children a family has, the more drivers. Are you criticizing
large
The National Endowment for the Arts directly supports Arts organizations in
Minneapolis, in turn supporting and enhancing our quality of life and
cultural well being. Below are some of the grants that have been awarded so
far this year to MPLS arts organizations in MPLS.
I did have listed
Aside from a passing reference to a north-side Land Rover, the SUV thread is
no longer Minneapolis-specific. As the traffic cop says, please move on.
David Brauer
List manager
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I am curious about the 2 situations that Project 504 helped out families.
#1 - a 2x2 hole in the ceiling where waste water dripped down. Was the hole
there prior to the tenants moving in? Why didn't the tenants do a rent
escrow? This type of problem can be totally repaired in a maximum of 3
john wrote:
.WizardMarks wrote: This [politics] is their family business.
JK: No, exactly, my point. Politics is NOT a
family business.
WM: There are two reasons, in my mind, why that cannot work. First, as
Lynn Doyle lined it in his Ballygullion stories, The childher about
Tom and David, Written approvals come in the form of Project documents and
plans signed by both the Federal Highway Administration and MN/DOT.
Approvals follow both a legal process and a process dictated by Federal
policy. We may not have these signed approvals for 2 months given the these
Metro Transit is holding meetings to get feedback on the proposed
restructuring of routes that carry 55% of all transit trips in the area.
Covers south Minneapolis, Bloomington, Richfield, Edina, and Saint Paul
south of I-94 and west of downtown.
I suggest that you visit their site and provide
David Brauer is correct about competition for similar funds, if in fact a
tax levy were approved to fully fund NRP. At present, NRP is not funded
through that source. Also the City Council proposed five year plan for
Community Development, (CD), does not include such funding. That CD Plan
calls
Didn't this post start out as a defense of the idea that this war is NOT for
oil?
Linda Mann
In a message dated 1/28/2003 11:07:57 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Okay, for a bit of Minneapolis importance to this
post? Consider this thought: Wouldn't it be a
Jim writes:
David Brauer is correct about competition for similar funds, if in fact a
tax levy were approved to fully fund NRP. At present, NRP is not funded
through that source.
I'm venturing a little further out on the plank here - someone who knows
more feel free to saw it off if I'm
Again I will state I am not trying to debate the
worthiness of arts in society. I would ask you to
reread the original post.
My point, again, is for however worthy art may be,
most if not all the economic reasons listed for the
antiwar resolution could be generally applied to many
other
If you are interested in helping build community in Minneapolis, the City of
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I have a few questions for our esteemed council members.
1.Whereas, a war in Iraq would cost an estimated $100
billion; Where are we getting this number from?? The DOD? I give it a big
we don't know that.
2.Whereas, a war would disproportionately affect
minorities, and according to the 2000
Star Tribune: Don Samuels / Hard choice in Minneapolis' Third Ward
Published Jan. 29, 2003
Too bad both candidates in Monday's Third Ward special election can't
win seats on the Minneapolis City Council. Olin Moore and Donald Samuels
would be impressive additions.
Beneath Moore's canned
Why is it a Minneapolis issue?
Because there are a lot of folks who don't trust the
current administration's motives farther than they can
spit. Once our military, in our names, starts killing
more innocents, some of these folks are going to stand
up.
Maybe the next Seattle'99 will be here. It
On the principle that half-empty is also half-full I'd have to say that you
are both correct. As of this moment NRP is not levy-supported - never was.
However, for it to continue from this point at anything above a nominal
level it would need to be.
Repeating an earlier response:
Statutorily
David Brauer wrote:
However, we are embarking on Phase II (the next 10 years, recently extended
to 15 years). This is the present everyone is worried about - and here,
Jim is wrong. The dedicated TIF funding (from the Downtown Common Project)
is insufficient to meet Phase II obligations at $11
On 1/27/03 1:17 PM, Tim Bonham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What makes you think that Greens aren't pro-labor?
Annie Young
East Phillips
Well, the vote by Green Natalie Johnson-Lee against requiring
city contractors to provide equal benefits to all their workers for one
thing. As a
It sounds like the StarTribune gave both candidates an endorsement. I would
have to agree that both Olin Moore and Don Samuels are a cut above anyone on
the present Minneapolis Council. Minneapolis cannot be anything but better
off if either is elected. StarTribune did a very fair job. I do
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