With 80 percent:
RT, Gordon, Samuals, Glidden, Remington, Kummer, Fine, Nordstrom
all have leads.
Dean E. Carlson
Ward 10, East Harriet
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From: Shawn Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:36 PM
Subject: [Mpls] UNOFFICIAL
I agree that a metrowide sales tax would be preferable, in fact it is
something I pushed in this forum over two years ago.
The fact is however, the only relevant Twins ballpark proposal is the
Hennepin County sale tax proposal. If a special session is called, It will
be that proposal or no
It's just not 2001, historically the 7, 10, 13th, and 11th wards have had by
far the strongest turnouts in the City, given the results of the primary I
don't see how anyone can think it will be different this coming November.
I also have to agree that the primary was probably the high water mark
It's not only Mr. Graham who sidesteps the question. Its McLaughlin and all
his supporters. So I would extend the question to anyone supporting Peter
McLaughlin: How does McLaughlin intend to pay for all these promises he's
making? McLaughlin is certainly demonstrating his great experience in
I have to agree with Mr. Lohman.
Peter McLaughlin has a lot of unobjectionable sound bite ideas with no
details backing them up. To wit: McLaughlin says he will hire 150 new
cops. Sounds good. What taxes will be raised to pay for the cops, what
current programs will be cut, what other cost
I'm shocked, shocked to hear that one candidate for the DFL endorsement
would take steps block other candidates, who also want that endorsement,
from getting it. Boy has campaigning stooped to a new low ;o)
Also Mr. Remington accuses Mr. Persons of personal attacks and then accuses
him of
It should also be noted that during the last SSB/Cherryhomes budget that was
passed, Councilmember Barret Lane would go from councilmember's office to
councilmembers office with charts and graphs showing how the proposed budget
was unsustainable. Despite his mountain of evidence, his exhortations
Jenny Heiser wrote:
As a footnote: I know many folks, near my age, who vowed back then never to
set foot into the Metrodome. And they never have. It is a matter of honor to
them.
Dean Here: May be so, but according to the Metrodome's web site, 55
Million(!) people have set foot in the dome
If anyone wants to participate in a cogent debate about the ballpark deal
without the hysterics and goofy rants, click on over to
http://www.twinsterritory.com/. (Don't let the name freak you out, there
both pro- and anti-ballpark views represented).
Dean E. Carlson
Ward 10, East Harriet
Mike Jensvold wote:
And, when it's time to vote, let's get the bastards who sell us out on this
stadium thing.
Dean Here:
Remember it's a two-way street. I for one will not be voting for Gail
Dorfman ever again.
And I love Frank Hornstein to death, but since the vote in the House is
going to
It appears that if elected, Doug Mann will be broadening the scope of the
office. To wit:
Stadii -- This is a County and State Legislative Issue
General College -- University of MN issue
Enforcement of Fair Housing - County and State does this. Also I don't
believe the city can raise the
Did we get to vote on Light Rail Transit? You think that would have passed
a referendum in Hennepin County? How about relocating the Guthrie and
paying for that? I don't remember having a say on that either or even
anyone calling for a referendum. If there was a proposal for a 1/2 cent
sales
I for one hope this City jumps on board with this one, in fact I would
encourage all City Council candidates to tell us where they stand (Mayoral
candidates too).
I've argued that a region-wide sales tax is the way to go for stadium
financing. Wisconsin did it for the Brewers and Packers,
o.k., legally the Mayor may not have to pay for the brochure, but ethically
it just smells bad.
The Mayor could have put this to bed in January by admitting (what most
people believe) that the brochure that crossed way into the realm of
campaign literature. I would still strongly urge the Mayor
I agree with the post below. Most of the Minneapolis' fields for
baseball/softball and soccer are atrocious, especially for younger kids. In
fact we have our 10 year old son in Richfield baseball, primarily because
the fields are great -- From t-ball to Babe Ruth.
Fort Snelling fields are bar
. In my
mind, Peter McLaughlin is part of that old DFL hackdom that was swept away 3
years ago. Who knows, may PM's campaign slogan can be Back to the Future.
Dean E. Carlson
Ward 10, East Harriet
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From: gemgram [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Dean Carlson [EMAIL PROTECTED
Strib says McLaughlin will announce run for mayor this week. Frankly since
he's part of the old SSB crowd that RT trounced last time, I'm not sure what
kind of a shot he has. But it should be fun.
Here's the strib link
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1405/5133492.html
Dean E. Carlson
Ward
my house of course :o)
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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From: Leurquin, Ronald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Victoria Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mpls Forum
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 8:50 AM
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Property tax story of the day
The reason the City is having problems keeping its libraries open is not due
to staffing decisions at the Central Library. It's due to the fact that the
Library Board owns too much real estate given the fact that one of it's
major sources of funds -- Local Aid to Cities -- has been substantially
The recent SW Journal had an article stating that we have to remove our
political lawn signs by November 12. (Sorry no link, David?)
I think this law is blatently unconstitutional. I as U.S. Citizen have the
right to free speech, meaning I can put a sign in my yard stating what I
believe (as
I WILL NOT be voting for Doug Mann and have encouraged all my friends and
neighbors to do likewise.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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From: Pamela Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 7:51 PM
Subject: Re
If Alan Bernard has not thrown his hat in the ring, I say let's just
nominate him now.
Dean E. Carlson
10th Ward, East Harriet
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:59 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Niziolek Declines Another Term
Mark Snyder wrote:
This suggests to me that HUD may be part of the problem. If 30% of the
area
median income (I'm assuming this is for a household) is $22,590, then that
would mean that the area median income for a household is about $75,000.
It's been a long time since I took statistics, but
the source.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet Farmstead
Ward 10
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From: Terrell Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Minneapolis Issues Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Mpls] 2004 City Budget Passed by Council
Laura Sether, Office of Mayor
a good meal downtown, excited about the show you are about
to see, and what's the first thing when you enter the theatre? Those damn
gun signs. Take the signs down. If some fool wants to bring a gun into a
restaurant, store, bar, church, etc. Ain't no sign gonna stop 'em.
Dean Carlson
East
2004.
Same is true to the 2007 date. As I mentioned in my long post from
yesterday, that date refers to the for-sale housing and not the 770
replacement units.
Dean Carlson
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:38 AM
Mr. Mann's Pulse article and subsequent postings are so rife with error and
misinterpretation it's hard to know where to begin. But some facts:
(apologies for the length)
The Hollman Consent Decree required the MPHA to replace 770 public housing
units, not 900 as Mr. Mann states (minor point, I
just so everyone's clear, Heritage Park is NOT a superfund site.
Furthermore, contrary to public belief, there is millions of dollars of
private investment in Heritage Park. No way in hell a bank, or its
insurance company, or its lawyers will allow a single dollar be invested in
real estate if
- Original Message -
From: Dyna [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Inaccessable City Sponsored Housing- the Next Holman?
snip...
I attended one of the public hearings on the Heritage Park projects a
couple years back. I and several other citizens in attendance reminded
the designers
. There is no such thing as a section being set
aside for the african-american community to do so would be against
numerous federal and state fair housing laws.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
TEMPORARY REMINDER:
1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait.
2. If you don't like what's being
this evening, I bet it is easier
for the MPHA to site high density subsidized housing for poor people in a
third tier suburb then in Dean Carlson's East Harriet Neighborhood. No
reflection, of course, on Dean Carlson, but I withhold my Huzzahs.
Keith Reitman NearNorth
TEMPORARY REMINDER:
1. Send all
9:48, 8A and 8B are in and its...
Samuels 1199
Moore 1059
Looks like Samuels kept it close in NE and won big in North
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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From: Fredric Markus [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:45 PM
Annunciation (in-Parish) Tuition: $2,200 for the first kid (2nd and 3rd
kids reduced, 4th kid free!) Out of parish tuition is around $3,000. Cost
of instruction is around $4,000 per kid.
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10, Annunciation School Board Member
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I have not had the time to fully digest Lisa Goodman's post, but the
response below demonstrates why elected officials find it so damn difficult
to do anything about the budget crisis. I'm all for looking at paring back
executive staff raises but what's that going to actually do, save $250,000
to
It was with great sadness that I attended today's funeral for Ole Olson. He
has been a fixture in North Minneapolis for over 35 years and will be
greatly missed. Besides his work for the Park Board (he's the father of
current Park Commissioner Jon Olson), Ole provided many years of service to
Oops, that's actually the results of the 10th Precinct. Actually its Moore
and Ashmore, I guess it's still a DFL town after all.
Dean Carlson,
Ward 10, East Harriet
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From: Walt Cygan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Minneapolis Issues Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday
for the wallet). By far the most disappointing
experience downtown at Christmas ever. Hope it was just a bad night, not a
trend.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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valued residential properties in the City.
Don't believe me? Here's the link.
http://apps.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/pi.app/reports/valuation_history.asp
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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From: Victoria Heller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mpls Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent
Here's the Strib Article...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3459750.html
Dean Carlson
Ward 10
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...remind me to slow down on 50th Street...tell me who the Twins
should sign in the off-season... after all it is a free country.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
(signless, but open to ideas)
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From: David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday
Just a reminder, on Tuesday make sure you don't skip the bottom of the
ballot and pass over re-electing Judge Harry S. Crump for Hennepin County
judge.
Remember it was Judge Crump who almost single-handedly stopped baseball's
and Uncle Carl's planned contraction of the Twins. I for one will
As we debate financing strategies for a new Twins stadium I hope our elected
officials here at home and in St. Paul take heed the following lesson
learned from the Target Center:
Cities don't have the resources to finance, maintain, operate, and upgrade
regional facilities such as stadium and
with multiple
children (the 5th kid is free!!). I bet many on this list spend more than
that to send their children to day care.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
I would make a further distinction between private schools and parochial
schools. Not everyone would want their kids in parochial schools
the majority of
Minneapolis voters want to pay for it.
Dean Carlson Writes:
ABSOLUTELY. Minneapolis voters shouldn't have to foot the bill for a
regional (inter-state even) facility. That's why I supported the stadium
financing bill proposed earlier this year until the downtown entertainment
know most on this list don't want to accept
it but a majority of the public want a new stadium and are willing to have
some (small) amount of public assistance included to do it. Let's just get
it done.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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From: Bob Velez [EMAIL PROTECTED
Councilmember Goodman makes a good point that wasn't in the Strib article:
The original Brookfield offer was crap.
The City really had no recourse to reject it and I'm glad they did. I think
Friday's vote by the Council was to get Brookfield's attention. I'm pretty
sure they did, thus
Yes it includes the Guthrie, and Planetarium. But he also cut $3.0 million
in empowerment zone $$$. Some of which would have helped pay for
infrastructure improvements at the Heritage Park redevelopment project.
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet, still Ward 10
I agree with some of TB's points below, disagree with others, but the bottom
line is that I'm extremely disappointed in the bill that was passed.
Based on my previous posts it should be no surprise that I'm in support of
building a new baseball park. I know it's a minority opinion on this list
the
neighborhood) because of these functional issues not due to a small band of
hysterical neighbors.
Dean Carlson
Still Ward 10, East Harriet Farmsted, Dog
Owner
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 8:22
4/19/02 3:30 pm
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet Ward ??
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From: Craig Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Minneapolis Issues [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:01 PM
Subject: [Mpls] Ice out prediction.
Let's use Calhoun as the official lake. Most viewable
Well I've looked at them all and Councilmember Zimmerman's is the best.
Interesting to see how it plays out in the next couple of weeks.
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet
(Ward 10 now and in Zimmerman Plan, Ward 8 in Redistricting Commission Plan
, Ward 13 in NAACP Plan)
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Nice article about the Mayor in Sunday's St. Paul PPD.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/2918324.htm
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10 (I Hope)
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David Brauer Wrote...
So enabling the destruction of two homes really stuck in many members'
craws. Ace said they'd called several organizations about moving the homes -
they later identified two, neither of which had much experience doing that
sort of thingsnipas a board, we are
I'm extremely offended that Ms. Heller would assert (with absolutely no
proof) that MPHA owns 100's of units that it has no idea that it owns and
therefore remain vacant. Given the affordable housing crisis facing the
City, such a situation would be absolutely criminal. MPHA is extremely
Great post, thanks for the play-by-play. I strongly agree with S.
Herridge's last paragraph. Let's face it folks, there isn't enough vacant
lots and boarded up buildings in the City to come even close to meeting our
affordable housing needs.
If we are really serious about increasing the City's
was never even close to being tall enough to
play basketball, I really enjoy Robson's insights on the game, especially as it
relates to the Gophers and T'Wolves. Many a time I've looked a lot smarter
than I am by repeating his insights to my friends when talking hoops.
Dean Carlson
East Harriet
Can I trade houses with you? My 2002 property taxes will be $7.50 MORE than
the 2001. Where's my tax cut? I guess it got caught up in the school and
library referendum and the fact that the assessed value on my house went up
$10,500
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet, Ward 10
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Condition of Lyndale Avenue from Franklin to 56th Street South
Ability to search Mpls Public Libary on-line
Eat Street
Lyndale, Kignfield, East Harriet Neighborhoods (my across the street
neighbor who has lived on my block since 1963 tells me all kinds of stories
about how this area really nose
A little over 2 years ago, MPHA sold on the private market 7 boarded-up,
single family homes that were in very tough shape. They ranged in price
from $2,500 to $45,000 with most of them sold in the $10,000 to $15,000
range. As part of the sale, each buyer had to agree to fix them up and use
Gopher Football games at Memorial Stadium
Replacements @ 7th Street Entry for $3.00
Raft at Lake Harriet Beach
Nicollet Park -- which I never saw :o(
Old Viaduct over Washington Avenue near Portland Avenue
Ralph and Jerry's
Boulevard Theater
KFAI on Friday nights circa 1983-86
Dean E. Carlson
Mr. Knapp's pie in the sky ideas regarding transformation of our government.
That would be true regardless if Mr. Knapp had lived her for 5 years or 50
years.
Dean Carlson
Ward 10, East Harriet
Mark Knapp wrote:
snip
But real leadership is about much more than improving the
bureaucracy
I'm sorry to burst the urban myths surrounding this project but the Hollman
project did not eliminate housing without planned replacement. All 770
units that were demolished were and are planned to be replaced. Nearly 400
of the units have been replaced and the other 370 are committed and are
As the owners of the land, it actually was the Minneapolis Public Housing
Authority that has negotiated the 62-year ground lease, not the City. The
reason the lease is so long is to ensure that the 200 public housing units
that are being built on the site remain as public housing units. Under
I'm shocked, shocked the Strib endorsed SSB. Here's the link:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/786703.html
Dean E. Carlson
East Harriet Ward 10
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From: Tony Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: [Mpls]
Did anyone else notice that a full 50 percent (14 of 28) names on this list
have the adjective former as part of their name?
No disrespect to those former elected officials, many of whom have dedicated
their lives to making Minneapolis a better place, but I think one of the
reasons RT has
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