Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-14 Thread Eva Young
Annie Young writes: And it's always fun to watch Rick [Stafford -- Council DFL appointee] play his obvious games, get caught in a jam and then watch how he works his way out of it so he still looks like the good guy. I don't know if his last ditch vote can help save his reputation but it

Fwd: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-13 Thread Gypsycurse7
---BeginMessage--- Ward 10 is another one to watch - we just lost a chunk of the south part which is less green but gained a bunch to the west which may (I only glanced at it last night) include part of uptown. We keep the progressive wedge. If elections are coming in another year, the

Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-13 Thread Craig Miller
: Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost) With respect to your point about the decade being more than half over before the new ward lines take effect:If a lawsuit is filed for new elections in 2003 based on a failure of the wards in the past election to provide equal representation

Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-13 Thread Rosalind Nelson
Zimmerman has talked about moving to remain within Ward 6 boundaries. Has Lilligren said anything similar? As for benefits for Ward 8, a number of people feel that Ward 5 has lost influence because of losing the prosperous downtown areas. Ward 8 is losing a chunk of Phillips but gaining the

Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-12 Thread Conor Donnelly
The city website has the final draft version of the map on the website now. Good level of detail with streets labeled. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/redistricting/MinneapolisRedistrictingPlan.asp Here's some interesting text from the website. Does this mean that more changes could be in

Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-12 Thread Bert1956
With respect to your point about the decade being more than half over before the new ward lines take effect: If a lawsuit is filed for new elections in 2003 based on a failure of the wards in the past election to provide equal representation on the grounds of one person, one vote, I believe it

Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-12 Thread Craig Miller
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost) The city website has the final draft version of the map on the website now. Good level of detail with streets labeled. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/redistricting/MinneapolisRedistrictingPlan.a sp Here's some interesting text from

Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost)

2002-04-12 Thread Karen Forbes
- Original Message - From: Craig Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Conor Donnelly [EMAIL PROTECTED]; loki anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 8:59 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Final redistricting map (almost) Dean Zimmerman is the obvious loser under