I wanted to inform all of you inquiring minds about I would think were successes at our caucus.
First, the turnout I thought was impressive. There were about 75 people there. I think that is a respectable number for a non-presidential year. I think that the great turnout could be attributed to our open council seat. People are very interested in who our next coucilmember will be. >From my unofficial vantage point there were two candidates that appear to have taken the lead in 8-2, Dennis Tifft and Titi Bediako. There were many people who also appear to be undecided and came to the caucus to hear about the candidates. We were fortunate in that all candidates did speak to the body. There was also a surprise announcement by Zachary Metoyer that he is running for the 8th Ward. He stated that at the precinct caucus was the "proper" time to make this announcement. I did not see any sign of Sandra Miller. There were also 3 resolutions that passed. One was on the integrity of voting machines and two others were about the Park Board. I was impressed with the Park Board resolutions as they captured the bad choices that this body has approved. I supported the resolutions as I believe the park board has been going in the wrong direction and needs to get back on track to its original purposes. I wish we could have heard from more people running for that office. One final thought I have, I wish that there could be an 8th Ward forum that included all the candidates before the city convention. With so many candidates running the best way to choose is to be able to see everyone that is running and compare. Eddie Felien conducted a debate with the last election and it was a success. Over and out from 8-2 Karen Forbes Central Neighborhood 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
