Simultaneous to this abstract discussion on The List; I have posted the very
specific and horrifying details of our local Lowry Corridor Road Project's
Larry Blakstad meddling with a lady's economic survival. The Lady is Jamie
LaVanier and her apartment building is at 3123 6th street.
Consider
Following re-districting, an incumbent who does not move his/her
residence ands chooses to run for the same office they currently hold
may use incumbent or ask to be re-elected even though the number of
the district or ward may have changed.
Jim Bernstein
Fulton
-Original Message-
On 6/27/05 1:25 AM, Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Before I got home my phone was ringing because our next murder had
been committed by the drug dealers on my corner. This was after the
Female on the Lease was supposed to have been physically removed by
the Sheriff this morning. The stop Team
Good pointI am getting a little tired of all the blame being placed on
the teachers and schools. I think we have some great teachers/schools out
there and some
parents that aren't so great.
dorie gallagher/nokomis
In all the comments I've read I don't see anyone placing responsibility on
Dyna,
So she had at least five units occupied. Even if those were all the one
bedroom units at current market that's at least $30,000 gross income a
year- more than adaqui te to service the debt and cover the overhead on
this building.
That building hasn't seen over a thousand dollars spent
Keith says;
Jamie LaVanier reported to me that she paid $10,000 for 35 thermal insulated
windows for her building; and installed them all herself. Now, ain't that a
woman!! She also did so much more to update a neglected but good building. More
to follow
Keith Reitman NearNorth
In a
What was she offered for the building? Certainly if one is to have a
sympathetic view for the plight of this individual, it is an important
factor... And if we're to have an earnest discussion, whether or not the
county/city are making fair offers for these properties is a very relevant
She did not pull a permit for $10,000 worth of window replacements? There's
no listing of a permit being pulled.
dennis plante
lind-bohanon
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noknowledge,
Gee, I recently have sent Colvin Roy two emails a week or so apart asking
for information on a project with which I am involved and I have yet to
receive an answer. I guess she has been too busy practicing her dancing to
worry about her constituents.
Ray Marshall
Hiawatha
Date: Sun, 26 Jun
And as a (now unemployed for a year since bieng laid off by my last
nonprofit employer and triaging bills, no job in sight thogh I have been
actively seeking same, and yes I have way too many degrees) parent who
finally went to a charter school because the public schools were both
writing off
You are a short timer. I have been waiting over 6 months for a response to
a question concerning a vote she made. Now we know how fortunate we were to
have had Alderman Schulstad all those years. While she dances we must work
to get her unelected come November.
George Janssen
Longfellow
Dennis Plante is right, the building is not in Jordan but in McKinley, no
difference though.
And about the city moving her tenants out MOST lease agreements have a
buy-out clause. If these particular's did not have a buy out clause, then
certainly the residents have the right to pay
In a message dated 6/27/05 6:46:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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She did not pull a permit for $10,000 worth of window replacements? There's
no listing of a permit being pulled.
dennis plante
lind-bohanon
Keith says;
I have made clear, on The List, a
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She did not pull a permit for $10,000 worth of window replacements? There's
no listing of a permit being pulled.
Keith says;
And Dennis, permit or not, and even though your point is irrelevant, Jamie
had reported to me that the window replacement was BY ORDER OF THE CITY. Maybe
you would
List,
As I watch the municipal elections from a far, -- an unusual and welcomed
position for me - I am inspired to ask a slightly different question.
Beyond a specific stand on an issue, or ideological opinions - what are the
basic skills necessary to be an effective council member?
Jim McGuire wrote:
Did anyone else catch Doug Grow's column today? -
http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/5475508.html
This just reads like a comedy of errors to me. First, people complained
to the city about a piece of natural prairie. (Apparently it's far too
difficult to actually
Suggestions to add to the list of city council job qualifications:
- Knowledge of history (local, U.S. and World, old and modern)
- Knowledge of government and political science
- The ability to read a balance sheet and experience with annual (strategic or
business) planning and budgeting from
Note: This is a rough analysis. I have not double checked
the data entry or the computations. The selection of
elementary schools is a biased (non-random) sample. This
analysis should also really be done by numbers of students,
not percentages. However, what this analysis does imply is
I have to agree with Michael Atherton on this one. Buzzy Bohn is correct that
some very dedicated senior teachers choose to remain in high-poverty schools.
North Star school in the Jordan neighborhood is an excellent example, although
it will close in a year. However, overall there's a clear
Michael Atherton wrote:
Note: This is a rough analysis. .. what this analysis does imply is
that a more accurate and detailed study is called for.
Is correlation and cause the same thing? In other words, when that more
accurate and detailed study gets done, it would be useful to establish
SB == Steve Brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
SB I have to agree with Michael Atherton on this one. Buzzy Bohn
SB is correct that some very dedicated senior teachers choose to
SB remain in high-poverty schools. North Star school in the
SB Jordan neighborhood is an excellent
Randall Cutting wrote:
RC: I would agree that this is all a comedy of errors if weren't for the
fact that the city likely destroyed several years of work and thousands of
dollars worth of native plants. Is the city going to reimburse the YMCA
for the costs of re-establishing the paririe? Not
City of Minneapolis seeks new Mayor and City Council members (13) for 4
year terms beginning January 2006. All positions pay livable wages. The
annual rate of pay for Mayor is currently $92,376.42 The annual rate of pay
for Council Members is currently $70,312.60, these rates are adjusted
Several Forum writers, not of our area, are adamant that the developers in the
Uptown area should not be constrained in any way. However, this is clearly a
case of developer profit vs.. the public good. A 13 story building and other
developments that far exceed the zoning heights are great
Nick Frank wrote:
How does the city council plan to make up the difference in tax revenues
that would have been generated under the original proposal and the
project that actually gets built (if any)? If the office component is
scaled back that is a significant reduction in property tax
It seems like the conversation regarding this Lowry Avenue/eminent domain
question has gotten a little muddled.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong here:
The county approached a property owner about acquiring her property. The two
parties were apparently not able to arrive at an
John Harris wrote: “Dennis is just asking tough questions, not snipes, which
is good.”
Really? Lets explore the end points of Dennis’s queries:
Permits for windows. Lets assume she pulled no permits and illegally
installed windows. Or maybe she didn’t really install new windows.
Just playing devil's advocate here...given my previous general opinions on
area traffic.
Gary Farland writes:
A 13 story building and other developments that far exceed the zoning
heights are great for developers, in that they can sell lake views. But,
in the process the rest
of us have to
Dan McGuire wrote:
Is correlation and cause the same thing? In other words,
when that more accurate and detailed study gets done, it
would be useful to establish if the more experienced teachers
cause the racial differences or if the racial differences cause
the more experienced
Nick Frank wrote:
If the office component is scaled back that is a significant reduction in
property tax revenues due to the higher rate offices pay. The only real
options would be to raise property taxes or somehow get more state aid
(unlikely at best)
David Greene:
There is another,
Dorie Rae Gallagher wrote:
Good pointI am getting a little tired of all the blame being
placed on the teachers and schools. I think we have some great
teachers/schools out there and some
parents that aren't so great.
And if only the kids from poorly organized, hurting families were the
Last Friday a guy with a giant jack hammer created by Catapiller put
holes in Lake St. one foot apart in each direction for about 250 ft. We
took everything off the plate rail in the dining room, the house shook,
I worried about my house foundation, the cat ran back and forth crazed
by the
Michael Atherton wrote:
If in the America of the 21st century we cannot find a solution to
equalize the delivery of educational services then we have failed as
a free and democratic society. And there is no need to fail. As
an individual I can come up with any number of possible solutions,
There seems to be a lot of myopia and mischaracterization going around with
the so-called Lagoon Project. I think most people are missing the bigger
picture, although I do think Mr. Goldman and Mr. Zuckman probably have a grasp
on the big picture but are not yet articulating it.
First,
I'm still trying to understand the resistance to the Lagoon Project.
One concern I heard has been potential shadowing caused by the building, but
this satellite image from Google shows that the location is on the South
side of the Midtown Greenway with a couple parking lots to the North (you
may
Now we've got notices from CenterPoint that they
will take this
opportunity to redo the gas lines into our houses,
tearing out the
perennial gardens we have sweated to grow. Well, gee
thanks. This
certainly makes the cheese more binding.
So sorry about the garden, that's why we
The Pride map had included an entry for Minnesota
Secretary of State - at booth number 2009. There was
a booth 2008 and booth 2010 which had tenants. Booth
number 2009 was unoccupied.
I remember last year Kiffmeyer claimed to have been at
TC Pride - and noone recalled seeing her there.
The city zoning map (www.municode.com) says the property at 1320 is zoned
C3A. That allows for one unit per 400 sq foot as part of mixed use
building. The site is 2.8 acres according to a Skyway news article, at
43,560 square feet per acre that yields 121,968 square feet. This would
Here's an issue I've been working on for a while with limited success:
After reading North Side Story in Citypages last fall, I became acutely
aware of the potential correlation between shoes on power lines and
nefarious activities including drug dealing.
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