[Winona Online Democracy] Mike,
The conversation about Pleasant Valley reminds me of an interesting fact I learned about a few months ago. Could you please tell the others about the history behind the Springbrook development? Some have led the public to believe that the Wilson Town Board and County Board at the time wanted this development or at least allowed it to occur. They have also indicated that the Springbrook development then made the current and other annexations inevitable. When I learned about how Springbrook really came to be and how the Wilson Town Board and the City of Winona viewed the development, I was surprised. I know most of the people involved in those past decisions no longer serve but I hope the media or this listserve can help jar the collective memory of the community. I think there is a myth behind some people's logic regarding the preordained nature of the Phillips property and Wilson annexation. Could you also help with these simple or basic questions. 1. When was Springbrook built? 2. Who developed the property? 3. Did the County have it's current Comprehensive Land Use Plan in effect then? Thank you. Dwayne Voegeli July 30, 2005 ------- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "David DeLano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Winona] Questions for Keith Nelson re the Pinnacle report >Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:51:59 -0500 > >[Winona Online Democracy] > > Good questions Dave but I was told by a city official that Judy Bodway is >the Assistant City Manager. > > We all should appreciate the fact that Winona city officials say they're >interested in the environmental health of our valleys and waterbodies. I'm >glad they did the study although I'm not quite sure why they did it only in >Pleasant Valley. I'm also not sure why it took then from June 24 until >July 22 to release it to the public through only the WDN, especially >considering that the news story seemed to point to potential human health >risks. > > Speaking of potential health risks, wouldn't it make equal sense for the >city to perform similar studies, in the interest of uncovering potential >human health risks, downstream from Prairie Island, downstream from the >waste water treatment plant, on both lakes in Winona, and on the creek >running from the lakes to the waste water treatment plant? Because people >swim in those waterbodies they are more likely to ingest water from those >sites than they are from the water three feet deep in the soil in Pleasant >Valley. Does the report say they're finding fecal coliform in the wells of >Pleasant Valley too? > Perhaps Mr. Nelson would be kind enough to answer my questions also. > > Mike Kirschmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David DeLano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:27 PM >Subject: [Winona] Questions for Keith Nelson re the Pinnacle report > > >> [Winona Online Democracy] >> >> A couple questions for someone who posts here often... Mr. Keith Nelson, >> Asst. Winona City Manager >> >> Thank you for providing me a copy of the Pinnacle report this week.... >> which I am attempting to understand. The City of Winona charged me 20 >> cents per page though... which seems like double the market value for a >> photocopy.... what is up with that? Is that the standard charge for >> anyone requesting copies of documentation from the City of Winona? Do >> some folks get free copies? Also, can you tell me why the Pinnacle >> Company was engaged in this exercise by the City of Winona and how much >> the City paid for this report? >> >> David H DeLano >> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy >>> All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. >>> No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. >>> To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit >>> http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona >>> Any problems or suggestions can be directed to >>> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact >>> page at >>> http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: >>> >>>http://mapnp.Geeks.ORG/pipermail/winona/attachments/20050728/6996cbd2/att >>>achment-0001.html >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 3 >>> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:24:40 -0500 >>> From: "Schmidt, Tania M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: RE: Re: [Winona] understanding now >>> To: "Kathy Seifert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "Stafford, John J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Message-ID: >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> I am a commoner. I happen to agree with John Stafford. The forum is not >>> technically friendly, and as John can attest, I am quite in tune with >>> technical endeavors. >>> >>> The forum does not ask for the commoner's opinion. It is not welcomed. >>> Political figures and key positions do not engage in discussion often >>> because, the forum does not represent the constituency base in Winona. >>> When the forum is questioned, the elitists pat themselves on the back >>> defending it, rather than seriously looking at how it is lacking in >>> participation and >>> impact. Adding more people and more "uncommon" opinions would move >>> participants out of their comfort zone. John may have posted more than >>> once, but it hardly requires a public warning of banishment. That's >>> friendly and welcoming....and democratic. >>> >>> 200 people out of 30,000 is 0.6% of the population. This is probably an >>> accurate figure when it comes to seeking out those actively engaged in >>> local politics in any community, but it will not be enough to "make a >>> difference" per se. >>> >>> Now I realize I hold an unpopular view and therefore will likely be >>> banished in public as well. But I am a strong old Kraut...and I can >>> take it. >>> >>> Tania M. Schmidt >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Kathy Seifert >>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:26 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Re: [Winona] understanding now >>> >>> [Winona Online Democracy] >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Winona mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona >>> >>> >>> End of Winona Digest, Vol 19, Issue 22 >>> ************************************** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy >> All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. >> No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. >> To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit >> http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona >> Any problems or suggestions can be directed to >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected >> officials, go to the Contact page at >> http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org >> > > >_______________________________________________ >This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy >All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. >No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. >To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit >http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona >Any problems or suggestions can be directed to >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org > ------------ Dwayne Voegeli Winona County Commissioner (507) 453-9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 359 Pleasant Hill Dr. Winona, MN 55987 ------------ _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. 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