Earlier this year supporters of public financing for a new Twins stadium
argued that a referendum (normally required by State law for this type of
sales tax increase) would be a 'deal-killer' due to the delay it would
mean and the associated increased costs. Now, thanks to the MN
legislature and
The real question people should be asking is why, if the county knew it
was going to proceed with the Lowry project, didn't they just buy the
property when it was on the market in 2004? This is one of the
fundamental problems with these long-term plans that come with no money
at the time the
Barb and list, Why is a city council candidate under any particular
obligation to announce his or her candidacy before the filing deadline?
Why is this so ridiculous? I mean it isn't like the election is next
week or anything. In many countries the whole election process, even at
the national
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Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM Cam Gordon will lead us in a discussion about ways to give
Tom Taylor's campaign for State Representative (Seat#59A representing Northeast
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The campaign of State House of Representatives Seat 59A candidate Tom Taylor is holding this
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address todays most important issues. Everyone is welcome.
TONIGHT, Wednesday Sept. 29th our first
I would like to thank Jim for bringing up this issue, which deserves a great deal of attention and should be of major concern to anyone who believes in the principles of local citizen involvement. Neighborhood groups here in Northeast have seen this coming for awhile. Some developers, and
Dyna Sluyter wrote:
Time for a reality check... ...Then throw into the decision matrix the
monopolistic supporters of an overpriced Northeast food co-op who have
kept CUB out of that quadrant of our city.
Ummm, speaking of reality checks, here are a couple of points to
consider regarding the
This week's City Pages has an interesting article by Mike Mosedale on
the ongoing controversy over one of Minnesota's largest polluted sites
-- Shoreham Yards in Northeast Minneapolis. It features the work of the
Shoreham Area Advisory Committee which has been very engaged in this
issue.
Dear Northeast Minneapolis friends and neighbors,
Many of you know Tom Taylor, who has been involved in neighborhood
issues in Northeast for many years. Tom is on the board of the Sheridan
Neighborhood Organization, has been a strong supporter of the Eastside
Food Co-op, community gardens, our
Brian Monroe asked about a violent incident at Art-A-Whirl last Friday
night. Dozens of people witnessed a sickening scene of violence
perpetrated by two off-duty Minneapolis police officers. I'm surprised
it hasn't had more attention already as it has been the talk of the
coffee shops and many
Some people have recently asked me what's happening with the
Redistricting Lawsuit. This is the case brought by 16 Minneapolis
citizens, known together as Friends for Redistricting Evenly and
Equitably, against the City of Minneapolis asking that the flawed 2002
redistricting map be thrown out
According to the Northeaster and the Star Tribune, northeast
Minneapolis's Gluek Park, right on the Mississippi, is contaminated with
asbestos, apparently from fill brought from the WA Grace Company's toxic
site near 18th and Monroe. There are also concerns that the groundwater
around there may
A couple weeks ago I saw a reference, in the Star Tribune I think, to a
City Council initiative to ban recreational fires in Minneapolis
(after 8pm, which is almost the same as banning them all together).
Could anyone provide details on this?
Bruce Shoemaker
Holland neighborhood
REMINDERS:
1.
Linda Higgins wrote: (Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:55:29 -0600)
Subject: [Mpls] redistricting
... On another note, someone keeps asking why the Greens weren't represented on the
redistricting panel. It seems to me that the Greens on the city council booted this
themselves, since they control the
I believe the lack of Green Party representation on the Redistricting
Commission was due to a misinterpretation of state law and the city
charter by the Charter Commission. (It doesn't really matter what their
motivation was in this case, the flawed result is the same either way).
This does get
Burning Hazardous Chemical Wastes in the City:
Industrial Container Services in Northeast Minneapolis
While the Xcel Riverside Generating Plant continues to receive a great
deal of attention as a major pollution source, it is far from the only
one in northeast Minneapolis. I would like to
Neal Krasnoff wrote:
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 03:16:39 -0600
From: Neal Krasnoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:
I took a look at the maps. Aside from thinking that Ward 7 should be
divided along Hennepin Avenue, with the Lakes area on one side and
Loring Park and
The defeat of the River Run housing proposal in Sheridan neighborhood
generated quite a lot of discussion about the influence of neighborhood
groups in conducting citizen review of proposed projects in their
neighborhoods. I believe the criticism leveled by some affordable
housing groups over
Barb,
Please keep in mind that the Settlement Map is meant to be an example,
showing that it is possible to produce a ward map that (unlike the
Disputed Map) conforms to the city charter and federal law and, as much
as possible, meets a number of other criteria. The plaintiffs are not
proposing
I'm wondering if anyone could provide some information about the huge
rigs that have been drilling at several locations (26th and Howard, 23rd
and Washington, parking lot of St. Clements church at Lowry and Jackson)
in the Holland neighborhood in northeast Minneapolis over the last few
weeks. From
The Southwest Journal article on the Redistricting Lawsuit provides some
good information on the status of the lawsuit. The journal's editorial,
however, (written by David Brauer) is confusing. He seems to agree that
many of the points raised are valid and that the proposed Settlement Map
is far
First of all, and most importantly, Sherman Associates, Inc. has no
desire to go forth with this proposed project without the neighborhoods'
support. We are an organization that works with neighborhoods on a
matter of principal and practicality. We have no desire to force
unwanted projects on
Shawn Lewis writes about the redistricting lawsuit:
DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THIS ISSUES?
IS THERE A NEW MAP OUT, YET? If not, why?
If so, why has the general public not seen it?
Several people have asked me off-list to provide more details following
my post last Friday regarding the
Third Ward CM Don Samuels was elected on a platform of being an
authentic community voice. This coming week that image faces a big
test. On Tuesday the city's Community Development Committee, of which
he is a member, has on its agenda bonding approval for the River Run
apartment complex, to be
As one of the 16 plaintiffs, this is my understanding of the current
status of the redistricting issue:
Earlier this summer, the city asked the plaintiffs to propose our terms
for an out-of-court settlement. We did so, submitting our proposal
around the end of July. However, as far as I know,
I would recommend two places to consider for donating decent quality
bikes in Minneapolis. One is the Grease Pit a volunteer-run
cooperative bike space located in the basement below the Bedlam Theatre
on the West Bank. Access is in the back behind the building on the west
side of Cedar Avenue
, 24 Jul 2003 13:50:30 -0500
From: Conor Donnelly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Redistricting will fail because the Third Ward is
Out
of Shape
B. Shoe wrote:
The Minneapolis City Charter (Chap.1,Section 3) reads, each Ward shall
consist of contiguous compact territory
Some observers and listmembers have in the past dismissed the citizen
lawsuit (of which I am one of 16 plaintiffs) over the proposed
redistricting plan for Minneapolis as somehow frivolous or without
foundation, as if the lawsuit is based on sour grapes or
unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.
Following last year's collapse of the Sherman Associates proposal to
develop a Cub Foods and housing on the US Bank site on Central Avenue in
the Holland neighborhood, Sherman and Cub parted ways. However, Cub has
continued to express interest in locating a store in the
area-particularly if they
Are Don Samuels and Margo Ashmore really very close on the issues? At
last week's debate their rhetoric may not have been so different but in
part this was due to Margo Ashmore not being totally forthcoming--
especially regarding the issue of Cub Foods on Central.
While, like many other
Following the concerns expressed by several neighborhoods regarding the
Northeast Community Development Corporation's attempt to take over the
citizen review process from neighborhood groups for the possible US Bank
site redevelopment project on Central Avenue, several things have
happened:
I talked directly with Shane Price regarding his position on the
stadium. My understanding is that is is not particularly in favor of a
stadium and that he would much prefer that our limited public resources
go into different sectors where there are much more pressing needs.
However, he feels
My sense is that a lot of people in our ward have both a sense of
sadness and relief that this chapter has come to a close. I opposed Joe
Biernat on many issues but I have also found this whole episode to be
painful. It certainly has been damaging and embarrassing to the
reputation of our ward
I am happy to see that Sherman Associates is willing to respond to my
earlier post on this list.
First, Sherman Associates' view of the role of the Northeast CDC is
incorrect. The nine neighborhoods that have agreed to participate have
in no way indicated that they are giving up their own
Last week the proponents of the proposed Cub Foods development on
Central Avenue in northeast Minneapolis unveiled their conceptual plan.
In order to gain the predictable public subsidy needed to make the
project viable, the developer, Sherman Associates, is tying an
affordable housing component
On a day when a lot of us could use some good news I do have some good
news to report:
On November 4th the Eastside Food Cooperative announced plans to open a
full-service natural foods oriented grocery store on the corner of
Central Avenue and 26th Avenue NE by mid-2003. This will be the first
Many listmembers are aware of the controversy over the Block E
development a few months ago in which the developers didn't quite
deliver what the public (who subsidized it) thought had been agreed on.
While on a different scale, there is an emerging problem with a big
development in northeast
Last month a new community development corporation, the Northeast CDC,
held its first official meeting. The NECDC initiative, which follows
several previous failed attempts at formal inter-neighborhood
cooperation in NE Minneapolis, came out of a group called the
Central-Lowry Task Force which
The Holland neighborhood's meeting on the Cub proposal two weeks ago
attracted over 100 neighborhood attendees. A straw poll conducted at
the end of the meeting resulted in well over 90% of the attendees
indicating that they do not want a Cub Foods at this location on Central
AT ALL. However,
Last Thursday evening over 80 residents of the Holland Neighborhood
jammed into the Northeast Library to discuss the Lowry Corridor Plan.
This was on the eve of the City Council vote on the plan yesterday. (As
an aside, I believe this level of participation in one neighborhood was
higher than
I agree with Fran that it is frustrating when citizens do not speak up
for their interests but I also think we have to be careful about who to
blame when residents do not participate. In the case of the Lowry
Corridor initiative, the participation format was based on large
multi-neighborhood
In May of this year, Hennepin County released their new plan for the
Lowry Avenue Corridor. With virtually no public attention, awareness or
input, the County is pushing to get the Minneapolis City Council to
approve the plan this week. Calls from neighborhood organizations and
Citizen Advisory
A few more thoughts following the excellent posts earlier today on the
police behavior at Critical Mass on Friday.
Minneapolis Critical Mass is just one of hundreds of Critical Mass bike
rides that occur across the country and internationally--in Australia,
Europe and many places around the
The 40th Street Greenway is not the only new greenway proposal
generating citizen concern. Last month consultants hired by Hennepin
County organized public presentations of a plan that a consultant team
has put together for the Lowry Greenway, an initiative of county
commissioner Mark Stenglein.
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