swap meet, was Re: [Mpls] Garages
List: Since moving into our new home in the Cooper neighborhood, our garage has been full of stuff that we can't find a place for inside the house. So, let me take this opportunity to offer some good stuff to whomever may want it: --a futon frame, with futon --diningroom set: table, four chairs, two sideboards --miscellaneous framed art, including a mirror or two --den-type chair --bedroom bureau (cherry) --office table --miscellaneous political lawn signs ;-) We are also looking for a few items, in case anyone has them sitting in their overfull garage: --a child's table with a chair or two --a child's easel --a kid's picnic table Let's clear out those garages folks! Winter is coming! --Cara Letofsky Cooper a fan of parking on the street, regardless of how full/not full my garage is Barbara Lickness wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> Jim said: "Most of all, WHY do thousands of people with garages NOT use those garages for sheltering their cars. In Cooper, virtually every house has a garage. Yet, MOST of the cars seem to be ON the street! What, are the garages supersized yard sheds or something?" Barb says: Jim, please come over and have this discussion with my husband.Up until 2 weeks ago, our garage was a supersized storage shed or should I say junk yard. My husband is one of those people who likes to collect things. He brings things home because "we might need it some day", "he got agood deal on it" or it's just a little broken and could be fixed" etc.(you get the picture) Ipretty much cured him of bringing these treasures into the house by relegating the collecting habit to the garage. Two weeks ago we got a 20 yard dumpster and I am ashamed to say that we filledit with all the "could a would a should a" collectables my husband putin the garage during the last 11 years that we couldn't pawn off on anyone else. O.K. I added a few things from the house too. So now, I willactually get to park in our garage this winter. It's a first and I suspect will be relatively short lived without intensive nagging. Fortunately, we have a long driveway so I haven't had to park on the street. I suspectsome people in Cooper may be collectors too. Barb Lickness/Whittier "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, more faith.yahoo.com
[Mpls] City of Lakes Community Land Trust is Launched!
Minneapolis Issues List Members: Please join us for the launching of the City of Lakes Community Land Trust, this Wednesday, September 25th, from 5:30 to 7:00 at Maria's Cafe at 1113 East Franklin. Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin will be MCing the event, and will welcome a variety of speakers including Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak, National CLT Consultant Michael Brown, and Executive Director of the West Hennepin Affordable Housing Land Trust and Minnetonka City Councilmember Jan Callison. The City of Lakes Community Land Trust will provide permanently affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families throughout Minneapolis through the use of the community land trust model. The CLCLT joins with 8 other CLTs in Minnesota, and over 125 across the nation. For more information, contact Cara Letofsky (reply email) or attend tomorrow night's event! Thanks, Cara Letofsky 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] Theft at Lake Nokomis
All the advice Dan has gotten so far relates to how to make sure his car is not broken into again. Important, yes, but what about the lack of response from the police department when it seems clear that SuperAmerica has evidence, but the MPD seems unwilling to even look at it? Any advice for Dan on how to deal with that? Cara Letofsky Seward Dooley, Bill wrote: When I run Harriet, I also park on a residential street. I only bring my drivers license, change for a pay phone and my house and car key (leather necklace winter large safety pin summer). This may not keep my window from getting smashed but at least I avoid the stolen credit card nonsense. Bill Dooley Kenny I am writing to the list to get some advice. I called my credit card company, and they notified me of an unauthorized charge at a local SuperAmerica on my card only 20 minutes after the event. I called the SuperAmerica, and they told me they have video tape both inside and at the pump. However, the police told me they are unwilling and/or unable to investigate any further. SuperAmerica will not release the tape to me. I am tired of being a passive victim!! Do I have any alternatives or am I left only to move to the rear of the long line of ignored and apathetic victims of lesser crimes? Dan Kramer Bancroft ___ 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] Hennepin County Commissioner Filings
Isn't Terry Sutton a former writer with City Pages? Cara Letofsky loki anderson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have noticed on the web page of Hennepin County (http://204.73.55.30/electres/filing/candidates.htm)there are 2 others besides Mark Stenglein who have filed to run for theCounty Commissioner - District 2 seat. They are: Kathleen Murdock, from Plymouth and Terry Sutton,who's location of residence is not listed.Does anyone know anything about these folks? To my knowledge they are not asking for the DFLendorsement nor are they aligned with the party(neither is on the list of county delegates). I alsodon't know of any DFLers who are intending on filingtoday. Since Mary Tamborino, a moderate Republican whoworked with the DFLers on the Board, is retiring, thatmakes it much more likely that the Board majority willswitch to one with Johnson, Steele, Stenglein and theRepublican endorsed candidate, John Knight. Not ahappy prospect.Any Greens out there wanting to run againstStenglein?? :)Loki AndersonDirectorHennepin Co DFLMarshall Terrace[EMAIL PROTECTED]=But me, I'm still on the roadHeadin' for another jointWe always did feel the same,We just saw it from a different point of view,Tangled up in blue. -Bob__Do You Yahoo!?Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quoteshttp://autos.yahoo.com___Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-DemocracyPost messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more:http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] Fun Neighborhood Places to Eat in Minneapolis
I made the trek Northeast for lunch yesterday and found the Modern closed for renovation until next week. So, my collegue suggested the place on the corner. At first I thought he was referring to the bar next door (which would've been find by me), but we ended up at Erte, just across University. Wow. Very hip. Very yummy. Reasonably priced. It felt like going to Manhattan for lunch. -Cara Letofsky Seward loki anderson wrote: I also want to recommend The Modern Cafe and their unbelievably wonderful pot roast. Five stars easily. It's on 13th Ave and University Ave NE. ___ 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] Council Response to Constituents
Back in town going through email after a fab vacation and this thread caught my eye... If the clarification hasn't been made yet, ward lines are based on population, not number of people of voting age. So chances are that a closer look at the demographics would show that there are more children in some of the wards that have lower voter turnout. Obviously this is not the sole reason for the discrepancy. Cara Letofsky Seward, for a few more weeks anyway... WizardMarks wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like nearly twice as many people in Ward 13 than in Ward 8 bothered to choose a council member in the first place. And nearly three times than in Ward 6! Should Barret Lane be getting some extra staff? You can check my math at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections/resultsarchive.asp Such an elegant solution, so all-American. Identify a problem then funnel resources away from the issue to those who don't have the problem. Feel smug that you've kicked the bastards while they're down? WizardMarks, Central Janet Gendler Linden Hills -Original message- [Terrell] Seems like in virtually every elected body, everyone either gets the same amount of staff or same budget for staff. Although different wards or districts have different constituent needs, they all represent the same number of people. Giving some additional staff would allow more empire building and given that many elected office holders are eventually look to be elected to another office that isn't an especially good thing. ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 Names/Quiz
Through this thread, it appears that many many schools in Minneapolis were named after women who were in the educational system (this includes Fuller, apparently the neighborhood I grew up in, which my mother informed me this weekend was named after Margaret Fuller Elementary School, which was torn down before I was born). And it looks like Kingfield in indeed named after MLK. What a proud legacy! Cara Letofsky Seward Steve Brandt wrote: Here the short answer to the question I posed earlier this week: what neighborhood names were used by the city in 1962 for these areas? Jordan: Lowell (after the now-demoed school) Lynnhurst: Burroughs (after the still-extant school) South Central/North Bryant area: Warrington (after the now-demoed school) Near North: Grant and Hall neighborhoods (after schools) The only person to get all these right was Minneapolis public librarian JoEllen Haugo. She adds these details from the library's collection: Jordan: Named after the junior high which was named after Charles Morison Jordan, Superintendent Emeritus of the Mpls Public Schools. The school was erected in 1922. A map of Near North Community from an article in the Minneapolis Star 12/2/1965 calls the area Lowell. Lowell Elementary was named after James R. Lowell the American poet, essayist and diplomat. The school was erected 1893 at 1900 Willow Ave. North. Lynnhurst. According to the last in a series of articles written by Abe Altrowitz for the Minneapolis Star, 2/28/56 (the city's centennial year), the area was once called the Colony for a group of nine families that shared one telephone and three cows. A development company lost the land in the Panic of 1893. The area remained isolated for more than a decade meanwhile adopting the name Lynnhurst because of the prevalence of Linden trees. Not until 1903 did Lynnhurst become the geographic entity it is today under a plat filed by Clinton Morrison and development by David C. Bell. In the 1965 Southwest Community Analysis and Action Recommendations of the City, the area was called Burroughs after the elementary school which were both named after John Burroughs the American naturalist and author. The school was erected 1926. North Bryant-south Central. Apparently a combination of parts of two neighborhoods which adjoin each other. Central named for the old Central High School, erected in 1913 and Bryant named for William Cullen Bryant and American poet and journalist for whom the junior high school was named after. In the 1965 Powderhorn Community Analysis and Action Recommendations that area was called Warrington. It was bounded by E 36th St on the north, E 42d St on the south, Chicago Ave on the east and 2d Ave S (Freeway) on the west. Warrington neighborhood and the elementary School were named after Alice Warrington. She was principal of Bryant Elementary from 1895-1925. The school was erected 1898. Near North according to the Near North Community map (Minneapolis Star 12/2/1956)-the area now called Near North was comprised primarily of two neighborhoods - Grant and Hall. It was called Grant neighborhood before 1962. Grant was named after the elementary school which was named after Ulysses S. Grant, military general and 18th President of U.S.A. The school building was erected in 1889. Hall. The elementary school was erected in 1960 and named after Elizabeth L. Hall, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education, Minneapolis Public Schools from 1911 to 1934. Old Highland. There is also an area within Near North called Old Highland, bounded by Broadway on the north, Plymouth on the south, Aldrich on the east and Girard on the west (Star Tribune 7/10/91). It is within what was the Hall neighborhood. We haven't found any definition of the name but in a Star Tribune 4/22/95 article neighborhood resident Charlie Nelson said that the neighborhood as the first rise of land above Bassett Creek. Before the creek was shuttled underground in the 1910s, it was surrounded by natural open spaces. The neighborhood also overlooked Oak Lake, which was drained and filled for industrial use around the turn of the century. The Farmer's Market now stand on part of the old lake bed. King Field. On the map in the 1965 Southwest Community Analysis and Action Recommendations it was called Nicollet Field. A city park, which had its' name changed in 1968 and was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King on 6/21/70. Steve Brandt Star Tribune ___ 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 ___ 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 name histories: King Field
Old maps (by that I mean pre-Martin Luther King-as-icon days) still call the park King Field. Could this be related to parts of Dupont Ave S. being called King's Highway? What's with that? Cara Letofsky Seward (apparently named for Lincoln's Secretary of State William Seward) David Brauer wrote: OK, but here's a knotty one: Kingfieldor King Field? Our own Keith Ford, longtime resident and former councilperson, loudly insists it is two words: King Field. Since he works for the MCDA - the birthplace of many neighborhood names - one has to take his view even more seriously. I respect Keith's tenure in the neighborhood and in government, so I use the two-word version. It helps that many official city documents list us as King Field, thus our neighborhood association's abbreviation is KFNA, not KNA. But over time, popular use has turned it into Kingfield. Nearly everyone spells it that way. Most people assume the name comes from Martin Luther King Park, although I think the neighborhood name was established before the park was re-named (when did those events happen, and what was the original park name?) If the neighborhood was named before the park was re-named, I'm baffled as to where the King in King Field/Kingfield came from. Any solvers of the mystery will contribute info that I'll put on our website, www.kingfield.org. David Brauer King Field ___ 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 ___ 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 name histories
Here's what I know: Wedge does refer to the shape of the neighborhood: it's real name is Lowry Hill East. (Years back, I heard of the Wedge Coop before I knew the neighborhood was named the Wedge, too. I thought it was a brilliant name for a coop and thought it referred to cut-up fruit!) CARAG stands for Calhoun Area Residents Action Group, which is actually the neighborhood organization that represents that area. So, I think the neighborhood is called Calhoun. (There are other neighborhoods that are largely referred to by the neighborhood organization's name, such as ECHO.) And I don't know a thing about what Seward is named after, but assume that it's named after the guy who encouraged the U.S. to buy Alaska in the mid-1800s Cara Letofsky Seward Bob Velez wrote: Since I am not from Minneapolis originally, I am quite curious as to the origins of the names of neighborhoods. Of course, Shingle Creek is named after the creek of the same name that runs through it, but I am MOST curious about the neigborhoods that have a bit more esoteric names: Namely: CARAG Wedge Keewaydin Seward Please advise! Bob Velez Shingle Creek Ward 4 ___ 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 ___ 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] Kowalskis on Nicollet: A Geek's Long Response
Greg: What about income? I suspect that's a greater factor in a market analysis. Cara Letofsky Seward Gregory Luce wrote: 001701c1f9f3$9529d380$0de1e93f@oemcomputer"> Cara Letofksky wrote: OF COURSE DEMOGRAPHICS FACTORED INTO KOWALSKI'S DECISION! And as Tom B.pointed out, the demographics aren't good right now. In fact, one ofthe consultants that Whittier, Stevens Square and Loring Park hired tohelp come up with a marketing strategy to attract developers to NicolletAvenue's development opportunities, said, 'the number of supportivehousing facilities in this area makes it appear that it is treated withLESS CIVIC DISREGARD than other areas of town' (not an exact quote). and Tom Berthiaume wrote: Of course demographics play a role in the siting and success ofgroceriesand other businesses, and the demographics for this area aredaunting. Theinfamous Lydia House project site is 1/2 block from the store that isclosing. Currently, within 1/4 mile of Lydia House, 28% of theresidentialpopulation is disabled and in special housing that requires on-sitesupervision. A geek's response: Ok, let's look at the demographics. The corner ofFranklin and Nicollet represents the four various corners of four censustracts: tracts 68, 1056, 1057, and 1069. Basically, Nicollet and Franklinare the dividing spokes between all four tracts, with Lyndale thewesternmost boundary and 35W the easternmost boundary. Tract 1056 containsall of Loring Heights and a portion of Loring Park and is the tract wherethe current GJ's is located, where Lydia House is going to be located, andis the location of 9 of the 18 supportive housing facilities identified byLydia House opponents. Tract 1056 has 3,851 people with the followinggeneral demographics:477 people (or about 13%) living in 388 owner-occupied units3,191 people (or about 83%) living in 2,465 renter-occupied units142 people (or about 4%) living in 'group quarters'The Census classifies all people not living in hous eholds as living in groupquarters. There are two types of group quarters: institutional (for example,correctional facilities, nursing homes, and mental hospitals) andnon-institutional (for example, college dormitories, military barracks,group homes, missions, and shelters).Across Nicollet Avenue from the current GJ's is Tract 1057, which isessentially Stevens Square. It has 2,877 people with the following generaldemographics:155 people (or about 5%) living in 106 owner-occupied units2,660 people (or about 92%) living in 1,829 renter-occupied units62 people (or about 2%) living in 'group quarters' (see the definitionabove)Taking all four census tracts together reveals the following generaldemographics:14,312 people1,337 people (about 9%) living in 816 owner-occupied units12,139 people (about 85%) living in 7,762 renter-occupied units836 people (about 6%) living in 'group quarters'By ne arly five times any of the other three census tracts, tract 1069 (wherethe Institute of Arts is located) has most of the folks living in 'groupquarters,' or 536 out of 836 people in such housing. The folks opposed toLydia House identify one facility in Census Tract 1069 that is within 1/4mile of Lydia House.So, I have two responses: First, I don't see the numbers that Mr.Berthiaume and others cite. Twenty-eight percent of all folks in thesetracts would be 4,007 people. Even just taking census tract 1056 (whereone-half of all the identified facilities are located) would mean that 1,078of 3,851 people are, in Mr. Berthiaume's words, "disabled and in specialhousing that requires on-site supervision." In all, I don't see the"hyper-concentration" given the actual population demographics and Ispecifically don't see the numbers that Mr. Berthiaume cites, particularlygiven the numbers of folks in group quarters revealed by the 2000 census.Second, it's scary to see marketing consultants defining a problem andessentially deciding who may or may not be welcome in a neighborhood.Obviously, these neighborhoods want to attract development, but developmentfor whom and for what? For homeowners, who make up about 10% of theneighborhoods? For renters, who make up about 85% of the neighborhoods?For those who already live there, which includes poor folks, disabled folks,and folks in supportive and/or transitional housing? Or, is the meaningbehind the fancy marketing studies this: we need to get rid of some folks inorder to make this place more livable for the folks that will replace them?Gregory LuceProject 504/Minneapolis (North Phillips)___Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-DemocracyPost messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more:http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] Kowalskis on Nicollet Avenue
Oh! So much to respond to on this topic, I barely know where to start! OF COURSE DEMOGRAPHICS FACTORED INTO KOWALSKI'S DECISION! And as Tom B. pointed out, the demographics aren't good right now. In fact, one of the consultants that Whittier, Stevens Square and Loring Park hired to help come up with a marketing strategy to attract developers to Nicollet Avenue's development opportunities, said, 'the number of supportive housing facilities in this area makes it appear that it is treated with LESS CIVIC DISREGARD than other areas of town' (not an exact quote). Turtle Bread Company, as a small company with an owner that has other goals and interests than simply his bottom line, is more likely to see its investment as part of neighborhood improvement. I doubt that Kowalski's runs on the same values. (Nothing against them, they are bigger and not as historically tied to the neighborhood in which 1800 Nicollet is located. They may be more willing to take a financial hit at their home store on Grand Ave in St. Paul.) Barbara Nelson mentions the success of Riverside Market in my neighborhood of Seward. Every third check in our family's checkbook is made out to Riverside Market -- so we use them a lot. Again, the local market play a huge role in their success. Their market is a mix of better-off homeowners looking for a quick trip AND the residents (400+?) of several high rise apartments that are directly across the street. Cara Letofsky Seward Gregory Luce wrote: Yeah, give us a break. If this area is so daunting, I guess the Turtle Bread Company is baking up a bad batch of development by getting the exclusive rights to develop the SW corner of Franklin and Nicollet: http://www.swjournal.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detaildoc=/2002/April/15-2900-neighbor03.txt H, I seem to remember that Turtle Bread had threatened to pull out of the project at one time if Lydia House went forward. Seems things have changed. Gregory Luce Project 504/Minneapolis (North Phillips) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course demographics play a role in the siting and success of groceries and other businesses, and the demographics for this area are daunting. The infamous Lydia House project site is 1/2 block from the store that is closing. Currently, within 1/4 mile of Lydia House, 28% of the residential population is disabled and in special housing that requires on-site supervision. ___ 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 ___ 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] Kowalski's on Nicollet
Jon and all: All will be bared at the next SSCO Housing and Development Committee next Tuesday, May 14th at 6:30 pm at the City of Lakes Auditorium at 110 East 18th Street. The owner of the mall will be there, along with the redeveloper's architect. I assume the topic will be the future of the block and the status of the redevelopment plan. Cara Letofsky Seward (with an eye on Stevens Square-Loring Heights) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wanted to extend a neighborly welcome to Kowalski's grocery who recently purchased the GJ's on 18th and Nicollet. Have to hurry up my handshake though because they're going to shut it down at the end of the month. This will leave Loring, Steven's Square and the rest of downtown without a full grocery. One of the advantages to this neighborhood is the ability to get by without a car. Many residents from either necessity or choice have decided to live here for that reason (as one who needs a van to haul tools and materials I also have to say it's a hellish neighborhood in which to park). So, I can easily drive to Rainbow but hundreds of people around here can't. This is a serious disadvantage and I don't feel real happy about Kowalski's right now. They haven't involved the shoppers in this at all. I assume they just bought a package of stores and decided to dump the unattractive (not immediately profitable) one. This move will probably kill the little mall in which it's located; the hardware is obviously falling on hard times and the other fronts have been about nine things in the last few years. Did Kowalski's buy the whole building in order to raze it and start anew? I have no idea. They haven't said. Maybe they'll make it better. They haven't said. In the meantime, we're losing a real asset for the hundreds who could walk to GJ's in a matter of minutes. It didn't exactly compete with Lunds but ..it was there. Jon Gorder Loring Park ___ 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 ___ 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] Citizens to File Redistricting Lawsuit
All: Can anyone tell us what this might mean for the timeline of setting the ward boundaries? How long will it take for this suit to be heard, decided? And then what happens? Who will make the final determination of what the boundaries are? Would it be the court (as happened with the state district lines)? Cara Letofsky Seward Old 9-1/New 2-10 Eric Makela wrote: Press Advisory - May 6, 2002 CITIZENS WILL FILE SUIT OVER MINNEAPOLIS' REDISTRICTING PLAN Press Conference: Tuesday, May 7, 3:30 PM Minneapolis City Hall, Room 333 For information, contact: Shane Price, (612) 990-9563 MINNEAPOLIS - Fourteen citizens, including three members of the City Council, will file a lawsuit on Tuesday against the City of Minneapolis, claiming that its Charter Commission and Redistricting Commission acted illegally and improperly in their attempt to draw new ward boundaries. A press conference outlining this lawsuit will be held on Tuesday, May 7 at 3:30 PM in Minneapolis City Hall, Room 333. For more information, contact Shane Price at (612) 990-9563. -END- Posted by: Eric Makela Chair, Minneapolis/5th District Green Party Audubon Neighborhood, Minneapolis ___ 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 ___ 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] $100K Buried in Kingfield lot/The Ace Hardware Houses
O. Another opportunity to plug the community land trust... PennBroKeith writes of the Ace Hardware house move numbers that seem to require $50K in subsidy per house: Nice plan, but is it sustainable? The homes were slated to go into the emerging Minneapolis Community Land Trust, at which point that $50K subsidy would not have helped just the first low-income family buy a home of their own, but it would have helped all future buyers as well. I do not think it is sustainable for us to spend $50K to get each low and moderate income family into homeownership (in fact, that number goes up with each passing year, as home prices continue to go up faster than people's incomes). But using a CLT, the $50Kput in up front keeps the house affordable into perpetuity. Cara Letofsky Seward ___ 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] PIM Tidbits re Mpls Legislative Re-Districting
Phyllis Kahn also picks up Green Party leader Cam Gordon in north Seward. Could this mean a hot race between a couple of feisty candidates with a lot of energy and a lot to say? Cam would certainly pull a lot of support out of the West Bank/University of Minnesota precincts. Cara Letofsky Seward south of Franklin, old and new District 62A Dooley, Bill wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> From POLITICS IN MINNESOTA (Volume 20, Number 14) March 21, 2002 " . . . Rep. PHYLLIS KAHN (DFL-Minneapolis) was happy to pick up the staunch DFL Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, even though to do so required that she lose her new constituents, DFL heavyweights Sam Sylvia Kaplan. . . " " . . . Reps. MARY JO MCGUIRE (DFL-Falcon Heights) and ALICE HAUSMAN (DFL-St. Paul) were paired. They talked, on Tuesday, about the court's insensitivity to gender. Three of the six senior women in the House were paired. MCGUIRE and HAUSMAN against each other, and Rep.JEAN WAGENIUS (DFL-Mpls.) against Rep. WES SKOGLUND (DFL-Mpls.). The court's rationale published with the plan makes it clear, however, that they did not consider incumbency orgender. Once they got done with perfect population balance and respecting community boundaries, there wasn't really any room for incumbency considerations. So far the two have saidthey won't run against each other. In theSKOGLUND-WAGENIUS pairing the early betting is on WAGENIUS. . . " " . . . In the open Senate District 60 seat (DFL Sen. Myron Orfield isretiring), incumbent House members Reps. SCOTT DIBBLE (DFL-Minneapolis) and MARGARET KELLIHER (DFL-Minneapolis) met last night to see who would try to move to the Senate . . . " Bill Dooley Ward 13 Kenny
Re: [Mpls] ghosts of the library
Thanks Conor for sharing these very cool pics of Minneapolis of ol'! It's amazing how much it has changed down there. Cara Letofsky Feeling nostalgic for something that was gone before I was born! Seward, Ward 9 Conor Donnelly wrote: MPLS List readers. A glimpse into the past. These are images of Gateway Park, and the New Nicollet Hotel. These onetime landmarks of our city are gone, but the site could be restored to prominence by the new central library (could it be 15 stories tall?). After looking at these images, I think it would be neat to see the library on the south block, and redesign a little gateway park building on the north tip. Gateway Park, 1929 http://156.99.108.7/newdb/image.html?uid=20020TCLfI4NID=38 Jobless men in the park, 1937. http://156.99.108.7/newdb/image.html?uid=20020TCLfI4NID=60 Demolition of Gateway Park Building, 1953. http://156.99.108.7/newdb/image.html?uid=20020TCLfI4NID=74 CD W1P1 ___ 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 ___ 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
[Mpls] Seward Redesign is looking for a new Executive Director!
All: Due to the exciting appointment of David Fey as Mayor Rybak's Deputy Mayor, Seward Redesign is now in the market for a new Executive Director. Please share the following position accouncement with any and all interested and qualified parties. Applications are due next Thursday, January 10th. Keep reading for more details! Thanks, Cara Letofsky Seward and Vice-Chair of Seward Redesign Position Opening: Executive Director Seward Redesign Inc. Seward Redesign is seeking an Executive Director to lead and manage our housing and economic development activities, and to work with the Board of Directors to set direction for the organization. The Executive Director reports to the President of the Board and works closely with the Executive Committee. The Executive Director supervises five staff people and is responsible for the operation of the organization. Seward Redesign is a nonprofit community development corporation that envisions a vibrant, diverse, mixed-income community where all people have the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Our mission is to plan, advocate, implement, and preserve development that, responding to community needs, creates living-wage jobs, affordable life-cycle housing, and quality goods and services. Seward Redesign's current programs include community-based development planning; housing development and asset management; commercial-industrial real estate development and property management; and business development services, including technical assistance, loan consultation and entrepreneurial training. Position Description: The Executive Director is responsible for leadership, in conjunction with the Board of Directors and management of all aspects of the organization. The Executive Director, with respect to fulfillment of the established priorities of the Board, shall take actions that carry out the directives of the Board, fulfill its priorities, and demonstrate overall administration of Redesign. The Executive Director will monitor all activities of Redesign and periodically report to the Board. The Executive Director is evaluated annually by the Executive Committee, with input from the full Board of Directors. Duties: . Board Support: Ensure informed, timely policy decision-making by the Board. . Strategic Planning: Develop both short- and long-range goals and work plans. . Program Project Development: Design, implement and evaluate projects and programs that address the mission of the organization, build credible and effective results, and ensure continued funding and support. . Financial Management: Develop and monitor organization and project budgets and ensure and monitor accounting systems, including annual audit, to provide sound fiscal management of organization, projects and programs. . Fund Raising: Develop and maintain contact with existing and potential foundation and corporate funders, government agencies and clients to develop and maintain financial support for the organization and its projects and programs. . Staff Management: Hire and supervise all personnel, provide resources, direct and support staff to conduct activities, and monitor performance. . Community Relations: Create and maintain community relations appropriate to the fulfillment of Redesign's priorities and objectives. Maintain a strong working relationship with the Seward Neighborhood Group. . Government Relations: Develop and maintain strong relationships with local, state and federal government officials and staff. . Development Advocacy: Maintain Redesign's role as a leader in issues relating to community-based development. Professional Qualifications: . Working knowledge of community development corporations, of current developments in the field, and of local, regional and national resources . Ability to make sound judgments about development, implementation, management, and financial soundness of real estate development projects . Strong real estate development analysis negotiation skills . Executive management and fund-raising experience . Ability to evaluate, select and oversee the work of consultants . Ability to work effectively with the leaders and staff of neighborhood groups and partner organizations including businesses, banks, foundations and government . Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills . Familiarity with urban planning and design principles and processes . Bachelors degree; some specific development-specific training is a plus Application Process: Please submit a letter of interest and resume to: Search Committee Seward Redesign 2412 E. Franklin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55406 The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications effective January 10, but the position will remain open until filled. Additional information, including our current strategic plan, is available on the Internet at www.sewardredesign.org. Seward Redesign is an equal opportunity employer
Re: [Mpls] Neighborhood Reps to NRP Policy Board
Gregory Luce wrote: But that was not my real point, which was the lack of ethnic diversity at this level of the NRP as well as on neighborhood boards, etc. That, at least, deserves some honest and open discussion, as well as more work. While I completely agree that the lack of ethnic diversity is a problem for NRP, both on the neighborhood level and the Policy Board level, the Hmong candidate that you referred to didn't even show up for the election! From the materials he submitted about his candidacy, it seemed like he wasn't clear about what he was getting in to. Clearly not the best candidate. Maybe next year we'll have better options! Cara Letofsky Seward (a redirection neighborhood) and NRP Policy Board Elector, Nov. 29th ___ 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] Land Trusts
Here's a stab at answering Barb's qs: The way the land trusts are structured (at least as I understand it) seems to deny people the opportunity to accumulate much wealth through homeownership. A non-profit owns most of the equity in the property and the homeowner gets a little bit on their way out. For many people, the only way they accumulate any wealth at all is through their property values. The target population here is the growing group of people who are working and earning a steady paycheck, but one that just isn't large enough to afford a market rate home. We see this as a step between rental -- in which the family is earning no equity -- and conventional homeownership. It certainly is not for everyone. If a family who wants to own a home wants to wait to see if they can get into conventional homeownership, by all means, do it. It's a better deal for them, no doubt. But for those who want to get a home now and start earning some equity and enjoying some of the other benefits of homeownership, this could be a good option. Could we accomplish homeownership for low income people by simply buying down mortgages? A direct one time pay-out to bring the mortgage down to what the family could reasonably afford. The family then owns the home and gets to keep the wealth they accumulate over the course of time. The problem with mortgage write down programs is that you are subsidizing the family, not the home. So, it may cost the government (or whoever is offering the subsidy) $30,000 to write down the cost of the home for a family earning 80% of area median income today, but in 5-7 years, that amount will be more like $70,000. (These numbers are just by way of example.) The government doesn't have enough money today to meet the housing need. Buying down mortgages just makes it more expensive over time. (You know I have a spreadsheet that compares a CLT transaction with a conventional transaction, including the benefit to the seller if they sell the home after 7 years. In reality, a CLT homeowner can walk away with a good downpayment on their next home, which could be a conventional home, if they are looking at their home as an investment. Let me know if you want me to send you the spreadsheet.) I also want to address the wealth they accumulate comment. In reality, the factors that go into the appreciation of a home's value are twofold: 1) what you put into it, and 2) what happens around it. In my mind, in Minneapolis, most housing values have gone up in recent years because of social appreciation: neighborhood improvement, decreasing crime rates, a good economy. In the next few years south Minneapolis will see even more public investments with the Midtown Greenway and Hiawatha LRT (just to name a few) that will push housing prices even higher. It is the larger community that is causing this appreciation, so what's so wrong with preserving some of this appreciation for future low to moderate income families to enjoy? I am not sure what the rules are with the Habitat for Humanity houses. If the person who gets one of their houses sells it, do they get to keep all the equity? Does someone out there know? Oh, I'm going to learn more next week, but I think if they want to sell within the first five years, HFH buys the house back, but after five years, they get to keep it all. The cost to administer mortgage subsidies would be far less than establishing some non-profit to own all this land, suck out a big fee to manage it all and leave the low income homeowners barely better off than when they moved in. The CLT brings more to the table then just a piece of paper. They bring an organization of community members designed to support the homeowner (through classes on how to maintain a home, through possible foreclosure prevention, etc.), and also help develop the connection between the homeowner and other community members. It's sort of like a mix between a CDC and a neighborhood organization. As part of this Minneapolis Community Land Trusts Initiative, we are being encouraged to develop the CLT as an arm of an existing organization to avoid duplicating overhead. Also, we are seeking to develop a model that is connected to already exisitng activities so we add value to what's happening a preserve affordability of the homes we are currently investing in, rather than duplicating what is already going on. The other option is to buy these houses, and make them the property of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. They already manage lots of scattered site housing throughout the city and have the mechanism in place to do it without creating yet another bureaucratic structure to manage what appear to be a parallel type of housing. What about the low income people who don't want to own a house? I met many of them when I was working to stabilize the Whittier coops. They just don't want the responsibility of owning a
Re: [Mpls] Land Trusts
Greg: Keep your Muhamed Ali signature for a future fundraiser/silent auction for the Minneapolis CLT! (Only half-joking...) You point to a great issue: where are we going to get the capital to make this happen? Not exactly sure, but here are a few thoughts: The same place that other housing developers go: MCDA, MHFA, Empowerment Zone, etc. We assume that there are ways that we can partner with folks that are already developing projects with units targeted at limited income homeownership. In those projects, what we bring is the opportunity to preserve the initial investment for the long term. We need to do a lot more research and conversing to figure out how this will happen. The key is that we do not assume that the CLT will be doing all of its own development, unlike the case with the Rondo Community Land Trust in St. Paul. We do, however, believe that we can also attract new resources to affordable housing through this model, because people, churches, foundations, will see that the investment they make to make a unit affordable will keep the unit affordable. Cara Letofsky Gregory Luce wrote: Hey, a question for Cara and/or others: It seems the biggest obstacle to establishing a CLT is the same that dogs any other housing proposal: capital. Where do you get the capital to purchase land, rehab a property, build a new one, etc.? I suspect the same as anywhere else but would love to hear about how PRG/Seward and others involved in the Minneapolis effort are approaching this. Also, commenting on myself: Gregory Luce wrote: I'll wager my most treasured knick knack that most families, in an incredibly tight market or in a distressed neighborhood (or both), would take affordability and ownership anyday over wealth-building through home equity, if that was the ultimate choice. -- To whom shall I send my 1977 autograph of Muhammad Ali, signed on the back of my dad's personal check? I think I should have said that most low-income families would take home-ownership sooner (through a CLT) than a fading hope for home-ownership later when the market or their circumstances may finally allow them to purchase. Push comes to shove, I bet most folks would prefer outright traditional home-ownership with the potential to build more significant equity that way. Gregory Luce North Phillips (work) North Phillips Press is a publication of Project 504, a housing related neighborhood organization based in the Phillips neighborhood. ___ 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 ___ 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] Land trusts and Minneapolis
Let me take a shot at answering the second part of Craig's post: The community-based board will develop eligibility criteria for CLT homebuyers -- usually there is an income requirement and some consideration of family size compared to the size of the home, including others. If someone's close relative or friend fits the criteria, then they are eligible to buy the CLT home. I will ask CLTs that are up and running about the issue of side-payments. I have never heard about it being an issue, but hey, I suppose it could happen. However, the ground lease usually gives the CLT first option to buy the home when the seller is ready to move on. Because the CLT is the expert at explaining how the CLT works, and because the CLT usually has a list of interested buyers already lined up, this eases the buying/selling process rather than having the seller do it. The issue of how CLT transations affect CMAs will have to wait for another time! I've gotta go talk about land trusts with another incoming councilmember! Keep the questions coming! (Both you, Craig, and others!) Cara Letofsky Ward Nine Seward etc Craig Miller wrote: Thanks to Cara for bringing a close knowledge to the subject. I am better informed because of it. One of my original points still is unanswered. What's to prevent the selling of these homes to close friends and relatives? What about the side payments or unknown transactions that will occur between the buyer and seller? When I am selling something for less then it is worth. People will pay more then the posted price for it. If you don't believe me, check out what happens to rent controlled apartments when they change hands in NY NY. Lock and key fees of over $10,000 per year are common. Also. The basis of any adjustment of accessed value is comparative sales. Known as comps. There will always be discrepancies that assessors and busy city hall types might not catch. Houses that would sell for 200k that but go for 125k will still gum up the accessing and challenge process. Craig A. Miller Former Fultonite [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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 ___ 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] Land trusts and Minneapolis
I appreciate David starting this thread on the effort to set up a community land trust in Minneapolis (though was disappointed that it wasn't labeled list member in the news...;-).) Before I provide some background information on what a community land trust is and how it works to provide permanently affordable housing, I want to address a concern of Craig Miller, former Fultonite, who writes: What about all the extra taxes the other homeowners have to pay. The land trust house will be paying less taxes then (sic) their similar neighbors... In fact, the owner of a community land trust home pays taxes on the full assessed value of their home and the land, even though they do not own the land. In no way would the owner of a CLT home be charged lower taxes than a neighbor in a similar home. Want to know more? Read on... The Minneapolis Community Land Trusts Initiative is a collaboration of four community-based organizations - Seward Redesign, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association, Lyndale Neighborhood Development Corporation and Powderhorn Residents Group - that are committed to affordable housing and have come together to look into CLTs as a possible model that can help provide more permanent affordable housing in the city's neighborhoods. What is a Community Land Trust? A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a non-profit community-based organization that holds land for the benefit of the community. The primary goal of a CLT is to provide permanently affordable housing to community members. How it works is, the CLT owns the land, but sells the home to a buyer that fits the criteria set by the CLT's community-based board. The homeowner then leases the land from the CLT through a 99-year ground lease. The lease is the key to connecting the homeowner, usually a first-time low- to moderate-income family, to the community, and to keeping the house permanently affordable by including a resale formula that determines the home's sale price and gives the family a share of the increase in the home's value when they decide to sell the home. In this way, the investment made in the home to make it affordable to the first family, remains with the home to make it affordable to subsequent families as well. Why do we need something like this in Minneapolis now? Three main reasons: 1. Increasing property values that are already pricing people out of their neighborhoods, making it difficult for working families to afford a home 2. Large public investments, such as in the Midtown Greenway and Hiawatha LRT lines, that will create pressures to push housing prices even higher 3. Limited public resources for affordable housing that mean we need to protect investments in affordable housing over the long term What are the benefits to the community? Manyfold! Here are just a few: 1. Offers community control of affordable housing resources 2. Allows low- and moderate-income families a chance to benefit from neighborhood revitalization 3. Builds and sustains stable families 4. Provides support to new homeowners 5. Preserves the public subsidy and makes homes affordable to future generations 6. Could attract new resources to affordable housing I'd be interested in what list members think about the CLT model and its applicability in their neighborhoods. Also, I'm available to talk with folks off-line as well. So, what do you think? Cara Letofsky Seward Ward Nine and Minneapolis Community Land Trusts Initiative Project Coordinator List Manager wrote: PiPress has an interesting feature on the land trust concept coming to Minneapolis as a way to ease the affordable housing situation. http://www.pioneerplanet.com/news/mtc_docs/201705.htm David Brauer List manager _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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 ___ 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] What is missing?
The Big Red MTC buses! I remember being in college in Madison, WI when one day one of the red buses was stopped in front of the Union. Ah, I felt like I could jump right on it and be taken home to Minneapolis. I thought it was a shame when they moved to plain old white buses. Cara Letofsky Seward Ward 9 Walt Cygan wrote: For a lighter side topic: I have lived in Minneapolis for 24 years after growing up in Chicago and going to college in Bloomington, Illinois (Illinois Wesleyan University). My wife and I were talking at dinner tonight about things that at one time (10 or more years ago) were defining things about Minneapolis and the Twin Cities, which are no longer around today. We came up with the following starter list: The Weatherball (What did the colors mean?) OFBD (Old Fashioned Bargain Days) at Dayton's Casey Jones and more specifically the Birthday Song (Happy, happy birthday to every girl and boy...) Burritos at Seven Markets (although I wasn't around for that) Pony rides at Minnehaha Falls Additions??? What does this say about how things have changed? Walt Cygan (and Karen Stuhlfeier) 12-5 Keewaydin ___ 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 ___ 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
[Mpls] LIST GET TOGETHER -- directions to Stevens Square Park
Bill and all: Stevens Square Park is located between Stevens and Second Avenue and 18th and 19th Streets. There is on-street parking on all the streets surrounding the park. If anyone needs more explicit directions, email me with where you are coming from. Cara Letofsky From: Dooley, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Barbara Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED], Minneapolis Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: [Mpls] LIST GET TOGETHER Date sent: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:39:42 -0500 I'm game for a Twins game. Exactly where is Stevens Square and where is the best place to park? Bill Dooley Ward 13 Kenny - Original Message - From: Barbara Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Minneapolis Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:36 PM Subject: [Mpls] LIST GET TOGETHER At the risk of this getting too complicated, there have been a number of suggestions that we move this to Steven Square Park because there will be free music there that evening and we will get entertained for FREE. A more festive atmosphere, maybe more public figures will show up and explain more public policy to us too. Ya never know... Also, there is a Twins Game that night. Groups get discounts for Twins games, ya know... If there was enough interest, we might qualify if we who show up all went, en masse. Since enough (in my judgement) members have written me saying enough of Kenwood Park already, I'm moving it to Stevens Square and asking you all -- should we meet early enough to make an exit to the Twins Game? DATE:Wednesday, June 27th NEW PLACE: STEVEN SQUARE PARK TIME: 6:30 --9:00 (depending on whether we decide to go to the Twins game) Discussion, comments to the list. Thanks. -- Barbara Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've always thought my flowers had souls. -Myrtle Reed ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] Resident Parking Permits
David: Oh my, we here in Stevens Square have loads of experience/knowledge with working with the city's ordinance to get residential parking permit areas set up, and even some success. Short answer: call the city's Transportation and Special Projects Division at 673-2411 for the rules and regulations. The longer answer: the ordinance allows community residents to petition the city to establish a critical traffic and parking area. You will need to gather signatures from 75% of the units in the proposed area. (Easier on blocks dominated by single family homes, extremely difficult on blocks of rental apartment buildings!). Then, you submit your signatures to the city clerk who verifies them, through the voter registration files and telephone records (again, easier in some neighborhoods than other, lower income and more transient neighborhoods). Once your signatures are verified, the proposal goes to the city council, then to the traffic engineers who might raise some issues, then to a public hearing, then back to the city council for final adoption. whew! Good luck! I'd be happy to talk to you further about the whole process and other issues that you might want to be aware of. Cara Letofsky Executive Director Stevens Square Community Organization From: David Kortz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[Mpls] Resident Parking Permits Date sent: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:03:36 -0500 I'm wondering what the City process is for establishing a block of resident only by permit street parking during specific hours. There is a strong need for this on my block. Is there anyone on this list who can instruct me on the process and help me find out how to get this done? Thanks much! ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
[Mpls] Going Once, Going Twice -- this Friday!
Here's a hard-hitting issue facing the people of Minneapolis: How are neighborhood organizations going to fund themselves once NRP dollars dry up? Well, we at the Stevens Square Community Organization are not waiting until that day to figure out a solution -- we're having a fundraiser silent auction/live auction THIS FRIDAY. Come one, come all. It oughta be a good time for people from all over Minneapolis: Going Once, Going Twice a Silent Auction and Live Auction to benefit the Stevens Square Community Organization Friday, March 30th at Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave Silent Auction starts at 5:00 pm Live Auction starts at 7:30 pm there will also be live music and food! All for $10 -- tickets are available at the door kids get in free and are welcome! there will be over 60 items auctioned off, including: * gift certificates to restaurants, including Black Forest, Keys, Bryant Lake Bowl * a fossil from Dancing Crow Fossil Shop * pasta bowl set from Williams Sonoma * 25,000 World Perks frequent flyer miles * Moroccan dinner for 6 to 8 in your home * Gourmet breakfast for 4 in your home and much much more! Call SSCO at 612-871-7307 for more information ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
Re: [Mpls] non-partisan?
Again, "non-partisan" refers to the way the candiates get through the primary and the way the city council itself is organized. It doesn't refer to the candidates and their political/policy positions. Cara Letofsky Ward 9 Seward To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tamir Nolley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[Mpls] non-partisan? Date sent: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:43:39 -0500 (EST) For all of the talk about the DFL v. the Greens. I would point out that there might be many smaller parties such as the Grassroots Party or the Socialist Workers Party who may be running candidates or supporting charter amendments this year. I'd like to see them do so. If this is supposed to be a non-partisan election, it doesn't really feel like it. On the list you can see a lot of partisan shots taken by people very committed to the parties they support, but sometimes in that debate the actual residents that those parties are trying to serve get lost in the whole discussion. Though I am a candidate seeking third party endorsements, I really like the idea of the non-partisan election. It forces each candidate to run on their issues and how they would best serve the city. I think the best candidates out there are populist and solution oriented and the weakest run on their personalities (i.e. "My name is, I've done and for my community, I am... and I am... etc.) Our campaign, The Nolley Trolley, is a large group effort, so if I started doing that, for weeks I'd be hearing, "this is about more than just you!!!," And they'd be right. I know that the last election was very tense for many people, and that there are a lot of bitter feelings about it, But we can move beyond it. Remember, most Americans don't vote, and in the last election, about a third of Minneapolitans didn't either. Let's think of constructive ways to involve and engage people, not parties. - | Tamir Nolley | Candidate for Mpls City Council, Ward 6 | Mpls 6th Ward City Council Campaign | Hop on the Nolley Trolley ! | http://www.nolleytrolley.org - ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls ___ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
