Scott, or someone else who was at the meeting, do you know who voted in favor of this appalling change?
Lets, see what am I doing most days at 4:45? I have likely picked up my car-pool partner and would be heading home. I have not walked the dogs, eaten dinner, or even said "hello" at home. Our neighborhood group meetings and events start at 6:30 or 7:00 out of respect for people's busy lives. I can't believe the park board is soooo out of touch with the people they represent. What's next, are they going to close warming houses on cold days? Oh yeah... never mind. On a side note, this doesn't actually surprise me very much. With the exception of Anne Young, I rarely get replies to emails I send to current commissioners - the commissioners I can find emails for that is. And I typically wait 2-3 weeks to get replies to emails or phone calls to park staff. I don't necessarily need much; just a "thanks for your email" would be nice, so I know that my email made it to the intended recipient and didn't get lost in the ether. On the other hand, we, the voters in Minneapolis, will have the opportunity to really let them know what we're thinking about their policies and performance this November. Thank you Scott for bringing this example of the Park Board's continuing and accelerating lack of connection, respect, and interest in the people of Minneapolis to the issues list. Randall Cutting Seward > If I were running for Park Board, I could not ask for a better example of > something that should not have happened at a Park Board meeting. > During last night's meeting (February 2nd) the Standards and Conduct > Committee of the > Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board passed a motion to change OPEN > TIME for > public comment from 6:00 pm to 4:45 pm at future meetings. They did this > to > intentionally limit access to folks that work from 9 to 5 and to make > sure > that the public comment is never part of their broadcast. They also > sought to > limit access by making the sign up process to speak to the Board more > arduous. > I only heard the end of this proposal because I work until 5 and arrived > during the discussion. > > This is such a bad idea for so many reasons that it just makes you > wonder...this, at a meeting where the longest discussion was about log > rolling. > > So what happens now? How can someone like Bob Fine not realize that now a > bunch of people will have to show up for next month's televised open time > and > focus on the conduct of the commissioners instead of other pertinent park > issues. > > Scott Vreeland Seward > > (A supporter of Lumber industry history and Lumberjack events at the > North Interpretive Park) REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
