You will have to go a little further and correlate the number of people voting in a ward with constituents contacts to answer that question: "Should Barret Lane be getting some extra staff?"
But, perhaps there is a correlation. The fewer voters that give a rip in a ward, the more calls a council member receives---because those that don't care enough to vote, don't care enough to be stewards of their neighborhood. Perhaps Council Member Zimmerman is deluged with calls! I have never contacted CM Zimmerman so I actually have no idea how he responds to a contact. Anyone with experience??? Terry Erickson Whittier Ward 6 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Council Response to Constituents > Are constituent complaints a reflection of a ward's needs? > > Just for fun, I looked at the election results for city council last fall. > The turnout, by ward, in descending order: > > W-13 10527 > W-11 9024 > W-12 8902 > W-7 7739 > W-9 6970 > W-10 6854 > W-1 6676 > W-8 5621 > W-4 5459 > W-2 5115 > W-5 4765 > W-3 4386 > W-6 3559 > > 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 > > Janet Gendler > Linden Hills > _______________________________________ 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
