Re: [Mpls] Clean City Minneapolis campaign

campaign with a kick-off taking place at the Minnehaha Center, 26th Avenue and E. Lake Street, at 9:45 a.m. Come join City of Minneapolis volunteers, residents of Longfellow and Seward neighborhoods, and other business partners in cleaning up litter in the surrounding areas. -- DeWayne

Re: [Mpls] Full time Park Board

. Cheers; -- DeWayne Townsend, PhD. Research Associate University of Minnesota 515 Delaware St. SE., 16-212 MMHST Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612)625-4488(voice) (612)626-1484(FAX) ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL

Re: [Mpls] Post script to Hiawatha LRT

I know could afford to take that risk. I just cannot figure out why the Republicans hate Minneapolis so much, other parts of the state elect DFL as well. Seems so vindictive. Cheers; -- DeWayne Townsend, PhD. Research Associate University of Minnesota 515 Delaware St. SE., 16-212 MMHST

Re: [Mpls] RE: public vs private schools

. All of the kids I know that have dropped out believe the same thing. They will never use it so why learn it. How to change the perception is beyond me, I had my chance and blew it, worst part is that you only get one chance. -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724

[Mpls] NRP-funding

and downtown strong. Have at me, but I already know it is too long. DeWayne Townsend Greater Longfellow, East End Minneapolis, MN 55406 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe

Re: [Mpls] Patrick's Cabaret

I think it is his birthday today, but I could have him mixed up with another Patrick. He will be missed, I hope he plans to hang around Mpls/St.Paul. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper -- An article was in the Star Tribune yesterday (Thurs) about Patrick. Annie Young Phillips I was just

Re: [Mpls] re: Painting the Town (in concentric circles of) Red

for enough stuff to buy to get the free parking. It really hits you on the second visit: it's just a Target. But the downtown location still puts it up a notch over other Targets as a family cultural event. Chris Steller Nicollet Island-East Bank Cheers; -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper

Re: [Mpls] Whittier fund shifting

. It is true that many of the dollars could be redistributed by the LCC board without a public meeting, but the board wanted as much citizen participation and transparency as possible. I would like to provide some clarifying information in reference to Tim's post. SNIP -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S

Re: [Mpls] Library Site Selection

Build the best operational library possible. The city changes. How the library fits the city should not compromise the function of the library. Happy Holiday everyone. -- DeWayne Townsend, PhD. Research Associate University of Minnesota 515 Delaware St. SE., 16-212 MMHST Minneapolis, MN

Re: [Mpls] Well?

, but I have in the past and while it is not the sort of food my Norwegian, white food, palate is used to I was glad I tried and will do so again. The beer selection was good. I really like the insides of the restaurant, a far cry from the Embers that once operated their. Cheers; -- DeWayne

RE: [Mpls] Form over function?

Have to agree with Terrell on this. I will take function over form nearly every time. No reason why a cool retail/housing/planetarium building would not have great visual prominence. I would prefer a fully functional library over visual prominence DeWayne Townsend, Ph.D. Analytical Instruments

Re: [Mpls] Community Development

guidelines of the plan. Communities are just now starting to figure that process out, we are developing the organization slowly, but we lack on the development of teeth. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic

Re: [Mpls] Open Records

and accountability. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

RE: [Mpls] Neighborhood org. voting/notification procedures

The Longfellow Community Council works nearly identical to Seward. Must have something to do with common roots. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend, Ph.D. Cooper In Seward we have a committee structure set up and with every big decision and vote like this one we try to have the appropriate committee

Re: [Mpls] Hiawatha LRT Line

the developers see those also. Who will determine what it will look like? Depends on getting enough community members together to form a taskforce to develop the guidelines and then to make sure they are followed. All interested parties should call the LCC office, 612-722-4529. -- DeWayne Townsend

Re: [Mpls] Trash: Paper or Plastic?

, it's part of making sure that the recyclables are marketable, and the Kraft paper markets (the bags themselves) are almost always positive. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages

RE: [Mpls] Cub attracted by LRT?

So are most of the residents. What will happen to the Cub at 27th Lake? Of course a big box means big parking lot, lots of asphalt next to Minnehaha Creek. Maybe Cub can get over the Suburban plan and design a cool Urban friendly store with lots of housing and green space. DeWayne Townsend

RE: [Mpls] House File 3445 - Neighborhood Organization Elections

of staff time making sure that people were on the membership list. I liked that process much better. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend, Ph.D. Cooper This is why it is illegal for neighborhood organizations to have open elections under current Minnesota non-profit statutes. Neighborhood groups are covered

[Mpls] Re: How to Have Open Elections in Neighborhood Organizations

had a difficult time explaining to residents that they could not vote if they were not on the list. -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-7010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E

Re: [Mpls] E-Democracy Celebration - Thur April 25

[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Stay tuned for more details. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper Current President LCC ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more

Re: [Mpls] Border Battle between Ventura Village and Seward

to the railroad track? Which department has the official map and is there a web link? -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest

Re: [Mpls] Critical Mass

___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-7010 [EMAIL

RE: [Mpls] lawn care

. I have a friend who wants one. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend Cooper Neighborhood [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more

Re: [Mpls] DFL endorsements for School Board ?

I had to leave the DFL convention early today because I had to be at work this afternoon. Does anyone know the who got endorsed? Thanks - Rod Krueger12-3 / SENA Erickson, Farmer, Moriarity, Johnson. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [Mpls] Nicollet Lake Reopening

better and the community has a stake in the long term success. Just MHO. DeWayne Townsend Cooper Neighborhood [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe

Re: [Mpls] re: Yucca Mtn. Consequences for Minneapolis

For example, if I were a nine-year-old white boy from Saint Paul today, I would probably be safe crossing the new Lake Street Bridge. But would I be safer continuing to the West? Sure you would at least until you got to Edina. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Mpls] Pit Bulls: Ban Them !

and need to be treated as such. Cheers; -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-7010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe

Re: [Mpls] Thanks, Craig!

a couple of you. In general though, considering how bottom heavy this list is with south siders, as usual they wouldn't deign to cross Hennepin Ave and see what happens up north. Too bad they missed it. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper Minneapolis, MN 55406 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Mpls] Tony Scallon, you are a Stand-up kinda Guy!

Felien Powderhorn -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls

RE: [Mpls] ZP committee picks up River-Lake Tabernacle

I agree with Steve. We should not hide or disregard these events. DeWayne Townsend Cooper Regarding the memorial for the River-Lake Tabernacle, everyone seems to be assuming that a memorial means a saying something nice about something not very nice. Why not a memorial that says

RE: [Mpls] Hennepin and Lyndale two lane?

a bike lane, the city needs to do some education in this area, but over all an improvement over the old 4 lanes. DeWayne Townsend Cooper I recollect that in the last week's media overwash (here?) there was mention that Hennepin and Lyndale Avenues south of Franklin Avenue might be made two lane

Re: [Mpls] What Do People think of a proposed increase in speedlimit for Hwy 55?

at 35miles an hour. I believe they should be held to that promise. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest

Re: [Mpls] Media Blackout;Visa Card

Wendy I. P.: I would say the Telecommunications Act was passed BECAUSE the media hadn't been doing its job for some time. Did we not just recently have a dialog about the fact that there was no reporter at city hall? Can't do much ferreting if there is no one there to ferret. -- DeWayne

Re: [Mpls] Ventura Village - Citizen Participation

there is no scrutiny because these groups cannot be expected to report or correct their own abuses. Which means that ultimately there is no effective oversight of the NRP. Hopefully the budget crisis will solve this problem because the NRP shows no interest in reforming itself. -- DeWayne

Re: [Mpls] MTN Christan Programming (Was Controversial junk mail)

with it. Well what are you waiting for. The pay is not too bad and you get to setup the course structure. Go for it. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [Mpls] Speed limit on Hiawatha

Terrell Brown [TB] We have Interstate 94 as the southern border of our neighborhood and 35W at the southeast corner. Do we get to close them down or set the speed limit there? Depends, were you promised that the speed limit on 94 and 35 would be 35mph? DeWayne Townsend Cooper

Re: [Mpls] Re: NRP

-- and the Mayor talked about this-is: How can we incorporate the kind of community planning process that happens in neighborhoods currently on NRP projects into the whole city budget and agency expenditures? I am trolling for good ideas of how that actually might happen. -- DeWayne Townsend

Re: [Mpls] NRP how to get citizens into city-wide planning

expenditures? Scott Vreeland, president of the Seward Neighborhood Group End Original Message -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-7010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic

RE: [Mpls] Minneapolis Neighborhood e-Mailing Lists

of people who do not want to be on Mpls-issues who at least say they would like a community based list. This is especially true for the delivery of crime stats. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, live in Cooper -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [Mpls] Citizens of Mpls too cheap..

. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [Mpls] Antiwar resolutions

. Because they are telling, perhaps is the reason they do not want to vote. In any case three cheers for St. Paul, my next night out will be East of the river. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding

Re: [Mpls] Antiwar resolutions

to Washington. Feeling really sad to have use my second post without saying anything about keeping the governance, financing and staff of NRP. Tomorrow. Cheers; -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding

Re: [Mpls] Libraries

are much more interesting than any reality tv or for that matter any tv. Not only that since most committees do not serve snacks you do not gain weight, so it is really good for your health. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much

RE: [Mpls] homeless - the role of government

or not by their own volition is not true. Never has been and certainly never will be. The more individuals contribute to the collective knowledge the less able one is to claim individual success. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much

Re: [Mpls] SW Journal pension story

, and incompetent. Here is the deal: My Oregon contacts tell me this is pay back for all the Californians who came to Oregon when they were asked not to come. :-) -- DeWayne Townsend 3222 39th Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 612-724-7010 [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain

Re: [Mpls] City Council vote on NRP

, and Zerby. *pural since I voted for one and am in the ward of another. -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused

Re: [Mpls] Affordable Housing - Other Ideas

An interesting article. Bashes SUV's, but more important shows what streets should be like. Fits into the West Broadway and Lake Street re-building. http://pps.org/newsletter/Mar2003_Guest -- DeWayne Townsend Cooper TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut

RE: [Mpls] Cub moving in.......

Nancy The LCC office has a site plan of sorts that you could see before the meeting, but I don't think anyone knows very much about this project. The idea of an expansion to the West is news to me. I hope that after tonight's meeting the plan will be a little clearer. Cheers; DeWayne Townsend

Re: [Mpls] Bicycle registration

? If so, Why? If you have not, how has the process worked Any information relating to this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks You. Kevin Blanshan Director of Transportation and Data Services INRCOG 501 Sycamore, Suite 333 Waterloo, IA 50703 DeWayne Townsend Cooper Minneapolis, MN