Well, there were no purple balloons to identify the group so we spent lots
of time figuring out who everyone was. And then we had to holler and
scream over the great music...
so here is my summary of the evening that I sent to someone else who showed
up too early and missed us, never-the-less...
Steve Minn wrote:
"[Olson] rejected the Corporal rank as a means of recognizing street
experience of our most senior street officers, and compressing the
promotions to Sergeant This would have bumped officer promotional
opportunity, helping retain good officers, It would have also reduced
Andy Driscoll raises some important issues regarding environmental review.
EAWs and EISs are usually prepared by consultants hired by the public or
private enitities that have a vested economic or political interest in
completing of the project being studied--an airport, road, landfill, power
The driver, who was probably scared s***less, was trying to do his/her best to
keep anyone from being harmed. Driver had no training in dealing with this kind
of thing. He/she had been trained to push the panic button which would identify
a situation--without any details--and get transit police
To all list readers... participants and lurkers... and especially those who
stopped by the Viking Bar last night:
As others have said, the music was great, the room smokey...
I was there from about 8-10 p.m., and enjoyed meeting many of the people who
have posted to the list regularly. However,
Hey Cruise Director AKA Craig Miller:
Thanks for organizing last night's get-together at the
Viking. I got there around 9:30 p.m.---my kids were playing park
board basketball til 9 p.m.--so I missed you. What a great bar. I'd
never been there before. A perfect dive and I mean
Sure, cell phones don't relate to Mpls Issues but how about the Harriet
Tubman connection?
I just upgraded my family's cell phone service and ended up with two
no-longer-needed analog phones. Not wanting to add to the trash pile (those
things must have nasty stuff in them, anyway) I tried to
I think that I replied in private rather than posting about the lrt security
issue.
The transit police force is expected to expand by about 1/3 when the trains
start. That means, if I remember correctly, 30 police officers to handle
10 2-car trains, as opposed to about 90 for 900+ buses.
I was thumbing through my city budget last night and I
came across something I had highlighted prior to
markup and had questioned in my mind.
If I understand the figures correctly, the city had
net revenue after expense of $1.8 million in 1998. By
1999 it shows net revenue of $124,000 and by the
-- Forwarded message --
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 00:59:49 -0600
From: Michelle Gross [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: URGENT: NEW LOCATION FOR OLSON HEARING
Just got word from the City Clerk that the location for the public hearing
on Olson's reappointment has been moved:
WEDNESDAY
You can also buy a used cell phone for about $5 at a pawn shop and use
it for 911 without subscribing to a service (according to my local Radio
Shack). Seems to me it would be a good idea for all drivers to carry
them in their cars for safety purposes, for calling in accidents and
especially
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