[Mpls] Dueling mayoral op-eds in the Strib? - More like cheap shots, and a grand old Gentleman.
From someone who borders on being an anarchist in the DFL being called "Old Guard" is more than amusing. Though it does show how out of touch the Rybak campaign has become. As a start perhaps Chris and the Rybak campaign should learn to count a little better. I believe either Peter, McLaughlin, or heir apparent (alluding to McLaughlin) were mentioned in at least 10 paragraphs. Only perhaps 2 or 3 paragraphs of the entire Lynnell Mickelsen article were not about McLaughlin; in fairly disparaging context. Don Fraser did not mention Rybak or even allude to the failed promise of Rybak being the reason the City of Minneapolis now needs a real leader rather than just fluff and photogenic style. Did not mention that this very need was why the heart of RT Rybak's support from the last campaign now supports McLaughlin. But then this has been the nature of this years campaign. Rather than seizing the opportunity to overcome the failed leadership of the last four years the Rybak campaigns only recourse is to attack McLaughlin as if he were the incumbent. Well perhaps in a way he is! For the last several years McLaughlin has supplied the quite work and leadership on behalf of Minneapolis that should have been the role of the Mayor but for which he was simply too busy doing Photo-Ops and news conferences to be able to accomplish. So I guess Peter McLaughlin is the incumbent leadership, but only because there was such a vacuum created by the absence of leadership from the Mayor's office. The Mayor CLAIMS leadership in public safety - perhaps that is why the vast majority of Police and Firefighters support McLaughlin so strongly? The Mayor CLAIMS leadership because he "streamlined the city's maze of development agencies", - perhaps that is why the entire professional staff of CPED begs for a new Mayor to remove the layer upon layer of meaningless red tape Rybak's people have added to that already bogged down system? Professionals who must deal with CPED say it takes six months longer and costs ten to twenty thousand dollars more per unit of affordable housing because of the Rybak. The Mayor CLAIMS his "administration added more affordable housing", - yet the units he claims are clearly the responsibility of others, and a good deal of that credit should go to McLaughlin, not Rybak. It takes three to five years to bring large projects on line, and even longer under the Rybak "administration". The Mayor CLAIMS to have "Saved NRP" - yet every neighborhood knows he and his Mayor's office appointments have raided NRP like a slush fund and fought "Neighborhood" empowerment at every turn. I believe that is why the neighborhood activist who so strongly supported RT Rybak last time now support his opponent. and - The Mayor claims he "became a visible, engaging spokesman for the city." - and in this I must agree he has. RT is if anything visible and engaging. Heck, he has done nothing but run for office since being elected. It is the reason I believe he should be the anchor of the Channel Five or some other channel's evening news. RT is a wonderful, entertaining, engaging person to go partying with, but Minneapolis needs actual work and leadership from that office; not cute PR. Unfortunately that has been the 95% of present administrations activity, and the actual work is left with only the 5% remaining. Unfortunately the politicians at the State and other levels of government after only a couple of weeks of welcome saw that there was only flash and promise and no substance. So that "spokesman" for the City was quickly discounted as not being a serious player. You can only promise so much before someone realizes that all they are going to get is "promise". Don Fraser's article only talked about the positives of Peter McLaughlin and the need for Mayoral leadership for a change. Mayor Fraser is too much of a gentleman to point out the shortcomings of the present Mayor's administration. Though I am sure he could quote chapter and verse about them. Don stuck solely to the positive. Coming from a more "earthy" background I have no problem calling the hand. You can paste feathers on it and call it a duck, but even if you teach it to quack this old country boy is not going to believe that pigs can fly. Especially if he was one of the "suckers" who bought the poke last time. My hero, ole Will, once advised something the Mayor should attempt to remember, "If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there." Jim Graham from the porch steps in Ventura Village Where I learned, "If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction." 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
[MPLS] DeLaSalle CAC
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has posted to their website some information related to the Citizens Advisory Committee for the proposed DeLaSalle stadium. Check it out at http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=34&calid=333.If you click on the highlighted DeLaSalle line it will give the meeting dates for the CAC. What this link is missing is the names of the folks appointed ( and by whom ) which I am confident the MPRB will post as soon as the list is complete. Liz Wielinski Columbia Park www.mplsparkwatch.org 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
Re: [Mpls] Dueling mayoral op-eds in the Strib
To repeat, I am not part of a faction. I supported Rybak in 2001. I support McLaughlin in 2005. It disproves the point. Chris Johnson calls me old guard faction, and either an old party hack or a crony, I am not sure which. I'll accept any one of those titles. I have certainly worked my ass off for decades for the Democratic party and progressive ideals. I have put my money where my mouth is in every aspect of my life. What his brand of attack accomplishes, I'm less clear on. Nikki Carlson Linden Hills 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
Re: [Mpls] Dueling mayoral op-eds in the Strib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These two articles both appeared to be about Peter McLaughlin: one describing his huge accomplishments, and one deriding his huge accomplishments... Carlson must be reading a different newspaper than I am. Out of 14 paragraphs in Lynnell Mickelsen's editorial in support of re-electing R.T. Rybak as mayor, only 2 said anything about Peter McLaughlin's positions or accomplishments. And even one of those 2 paragraphs really said very little about McLaughlin and only somewhat more about his campaign. I think Mickelsen's column was right on the money in its primary point about how the old guard faction of the DFL party has been running it into the ground, and how Rybak was an upstart who butted in the presumed line of succession. Carlson's passionate but predictable reaction just proves Mickelsen's point. Hell hath no fury like an "entitled political faction" scorned by the voters. For example, just look at the Pawlenty administration -- they're almost all "shoulda beens" from the Jon Grunseth campaign that went down in flames when it was discovered he liked to mess around with underage girls in his swimming pool. So it's easy to imagine the old party hacks and their cronies all being quite perturbed when their plans went awry because the voters selected someone else. And it's not just in the mayor's race, either. There's a lot of more of this faction involved behind the scenes in a bunch of other races, too. And non-races. -- Chris Johnson Fulton 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
[Mpls] siding
My good husband, who chairs the Residential Commercial Task Force of the Northside Residents Redevelopment Council, knew about the vinyl/aluminum siding changes. They aren't quite what has been discussed here. As best as he knows, the changes came about as a result of a lot of seriously crummy houses being built here in North Mpls (does that surprise anyone???) that had no basement, no garage, few windows, and the absolute minimum number of square feet for each required room in a house. The council now requires new construction to get to 15 points in the following table (It's in MS Word and I apologize in advance if it gets scrambled in transmission. --- Section 35. That Chapter 530 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances be amended by adding Table 530-2 to read as follows: Table 530-2 Standards for single and two-family dwellings and multiple-family dwellings having three or four dwelling units Points Design Standard 5 Not less than one (1) off-street parking space per dwelling unit is provided in an enclosed structure that is detached from the principal structure 5 The structure includes a basement as defined by the building code 4 The primary exterior building materials are masonry, brick, stone, stucco, wood, cement-based siding, and/or glass 3 Not less than twenty (20) percent of the walls on each floor that face a public street, not including walls on half stories, are windows 3 Not less than ten (10) percent of the walls on each floor that face a rear or interior side lot line, not including walls on half stories, are windows 2 The pitch of the primary roof line is 6/12 or steeper. However, the point shall be awarded for a building with a flat roof where there is at least one existing building with a flat roof within one hundred (100) feet of the site 1 The structure includes an open front porch of at least fifty (50) square feet where there is at least one existing open front porch within one hundred (100) feet of the site 1 The development includes at least one (1) deciduous tree in the front yard - So if your new house has an offstreet parking space for each dwelling unit in a detached garage, has a basement, has no fewer than 10% of the walls on each floor that faces the rear, and has no fewer than 20% of the walls on each floor that faces the front, then you can put whatever kind of siding because you've already reached 15 points. There are several ways you can get to 15 points, if you look at the table. Let's see, a front porch is one, a deciduous tree in the front yard adds another, the pitch of the roofline being 6/12 or steeper gets you two more. That's four. Then you could get six for windows, for ten points. Then you need one of the three five-pointers: detached garage, siding, or basement. The easiest way to get to 15, of course, is a detached garage, one of the siding choices above, and a basement. That's the full sum of what I learned from The Tall One. linda higgins old highland 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
Re: [Mpls] Dueling mayoral op-eds in the Strib
These two articles both appeared to be about Peter McLaughlin: one describing his huge accomplishments, and one deriding his huge accomplishments and trying to marginalize him by calling him old guard. Four years ago, I wholeheartedly supported Rybak as a breath of fresh air, and I believe I did the right thing for the time. Today I wholeheartedly support Peter McLaughlin as these tough times call for someone with experience, focus and follow-through. Some call him old guard, I think of him as having a proven record. Is either one perfect? Is either one a villain? No and no. And neither, for that matter, is Sharon Sayles Belton. They are all good progressives with entirely different styles, skill sets, and ideas about how to get things done. I am making a different choice for mayor than some of my friends and neighbors, as I did four years ago, but I am confident we are working toward most of the same goals. And I know we will support some of the same candidates in the future. Nikki Carlson Generation X'er in Linden Hills 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
[Mpls] Park Watch to Endorse Minneapolis Park & Recreation Candidates for 2005 Election
Park Watch, the Minneapolis citizens Park Board watch-dog group, has decided to endorse candidates for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board in the fall city elections. A press release will be issued the week of August 28, 2005. Park Watch web site: http://MplsParkWatch.org/ -- Chris Johnson, co-founder Park Watch Fulton, Minneapolis -- 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
Re: [Mpls] your city council
Michael Thompson wrote: I, too, would be interested to see the ordinances. I believe WizardMarks, but I want to read it in disbelief myself. Here's how I got there: www.municode.com enter Minneapolis, when that screen comes up click on Title 12 on the left side of the screen enter 535.90 scroll down to a line that begins "Minimum size, width" It will tell you that the law is now 15% windows on the street side(s) of a new house, duplex, triplex, four-plex. This is more than double the amount in 2000, which was 7%. That ordinance was put in during the seventies when we had long lines at gas stations and "high" gas prices--little did we know. To get further information, i.e., when was the law changed, call the city clerk's office and ask for the person who deals with ordinances. That person can also tell you the date of the change, who voted for, who against, and who was not there. I'm trying to remember how I got to the code citation on aluminum and vinyl, but I can't remember. I was surfing the Minneapolis ordinances (god, I must have been bored to tears if I was surfing the muni code). Or maybe I was having an I. F. Stone moment. WizardMarks, Central 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 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
RE: [Mpls] Mayor's Race: assured outcome?
Ron Leurquin writes: IRV would be a wonderful thing this fall because it would wake a lot of folks up that their voice and vote make a difference. Jeanne Massey adds: The mayoral race this year underscores the value of IRV - Instant Runoff Voting - which would eliminate the low-turn out primary runoff and allow voters to rank the candidates in order of preference at the higher turn-out general election. The mayoral outcome of the upcoming primary election is predictable, making the primary redundant in the electoral process. Following the primary then, the narrow field of two candidates will define the campaign discourse until the general election, without the benefit of a broader debate brought by the diversity of minority candidates in the pre-primary race. Low turn-out primaries is BIG problem of our current two-stage local elections. Average voter turnout for municipal primary elections was 18% in 1997 and 27% in 2001. (Average turnout for the general election in those years was less than half at 47% and 41%, respectively.) A small minority of voters consistently determines the candidates on the slate in the general election. IRV solves this problem by combining the primary and general election in nonpartisan races, allowing voters to elect a majority winner in just one election, avoiding the added cost and low voter turnout, typical of municipal primary elections. The decisive election takes place when turnout is highest. Additionally, turn-out at the general election may increase because IRV gives voters greater incentive to participate. This is because their vote still counts even if their first choice candidate is eliminated. Even if their favorite candidate comes in last, IRV allows their next favorite candidate to be counted. An ordinary person's participation and vote matters until and in the final tally. The voting method is simple and straight forward: Voters rank their choice of candidates by preference as 1, 2, 3. If a candidate receives a majority of first choices, that candidate wins. If not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and the second round of counting occurs. The votes cast for the eliminated candidate are then transferred to the second choice listed on each ballot. Rounds of counting occur until there is a winner with a majority of the votes This method allows more candidates, including independents and third parties, to get involved in a race, without being accused of "spoiling" the elections. Campaign debates would be opened to more than two candidates, giving boost to a broader debate throughout the campaign season and allowing voters true preferences to be measured in the general election. In turn, IRV has been shown to decrease negative campaigning because IRV may require second and third choice votes to win, giving candidates incentive to focus on the issues to attract voters to their positions and to form coalitions. Negative campaigning and personal attacks are much less effective in an IRV election. The money-saving benefit of IRV makes IRV even more appealing. The City of Minneapolis spent about $200,000 in the last municipal election primary, which it would save if the primary were eliminated. Eliminating the primary also saves candidates the expense of running for two elections and shortens the length of the campaign season, reducing the amount of money candidates need to raise and spend. While saving money is a big plus of IRV, its overriding value is that it advances voter enfranchisement throughout the election process. IRV is not a cure-all for election reform, but it is an important step toward a better functioning democracy. IRV allows for preferences in voting, establishing a true majority (as opposed to a plurality) that is more reflective of the voters' will. For this reason, following a year-long study of alternative voting methods, the Minnesota League of Woman Voters endorsed IRV for use in local and state elections. The most recent IRV success is in San Francisco, where voters elected their city council members last November in one IRV election, saving the city over a million dollars by eliminating its traditional runoff election. Cambridge MA has long been using an IRV-related proportional representation form of ranked ballots. Several cities and some states throughout the country - in California, Vermont Michigan, Washington and others - have passed or are working towards IRV ballot measures. Australia, Ireland and London now all use IRV for their highest offices. FairVote MN is holding a training session on Saturday, September 17th for Minneapolis residents interested in learning more about or becoming involved in efforts to amend the Minneapolis city charter to make Instant Runoff Voting the method by which city officials are elected. On-line registration for the training session can be done at www.fairvotemn.org/node/109. www.fairvotemn.org is a good starting place to learn more about IRV. Jeanne Massey Kin
[Mpls] RE: your city council
and when the property is empty (as frequently happens when the place has been completely trashed) there's a giNORMous FOR RENT sign out front for everyone to see . . . Connie Beckers - Folwell Feeling better with the new motion light installed out front. Minneapolis City Ordinances limit the size of such signs. I think it's Chapter 543-544 or thereabouts. They're supposedly available online at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cityhall/laws/ordinances/, but I have difficulty with that site. I think the limit is 8 sq. feet. You can certainly file a complaint if they violate their signs exceed this size. Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson 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
[Mpls] Free SAINTS tickets
We still have about 15 FREE general admission tickets for the St. Paul Saints. These are rain checks from our rained out E-Democracy event on July 25th. There are only 3 games left in the Saints regular season, for which these tickets can be used. Sat Aug 27th, 2005 07:05 PMSioux City Explorers Sun Aug 28th, 2005 01:05 PMSioux City Explorers Mon Aug 29th, 2005 07:05 PMSioux City Explorers Please, contact me if you would like any of these FREE tickets to make arrangements for pick-up. Tim Erickson E-Democracy.Org 651-643-0722 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
[Mpls] Dueling mayoral op-eds in the Strib
In the Rybak corner, Lynnell Mickelson, in the McLaughlin corner, Don Fraser Lynnell's piece: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5581572.html Don's piece: http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5581577.html Did not see a piece supporting Farheen Hakeem online at this point David Brauer List manager 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
[Mpls] REDUCE TAXES AND GREENHOUSE GASSES/"Illegal Immigrants"
These so called-illegal immigrants are illegal as the result of national policy not local Minneapolis shenanigans. There are no round ups of "illegal" Canadians, no raids on factories or farms for Quebecers. It is American-Latino community which faces this state sponsored bias every day. There is no mistake of fact or "you took my words out of context"; in Minnesota the term "illegal" is our Minnesota Nice way of labeling anyone who is Latino. Woe is the day, when a copper, teacher, or ethnical confused politician treats my Latina-American daughter as an illegal. In the zeal to protect us from illegals, candidates and others alike fail to recognize that 60% of the Latinos in the US are born in the United States. They are called citizens, and oh by the way; they can vote. As for undocumented Latinos sucking up resources including housing in Minnesota, fire up your solar lamp and read these by the glow. In particular the study by HACER highlights a $1.5 to $3.8 billion positive yearly economic impact by undocumented Latinos (the preferred term). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-26,GGLG:en&q=related:www.hacer-mn.org/PDFs/Undocumented.pdfhttp://www.che.umn.edu/img/assets/12840/Contributions.pdfhttp://www.minneapolisfoundation.org/immigration/latino.htmGregory ReinhardtExcelsior 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
Re: [Mpls] SOLAR PANELS ARE SELF CLEANING
On 8/27/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are so many posts on this site by people who don't know what they're > talking and can do so much damage with misinformation. > > In Minneapolis at our latitude non adjustable solar panel arrays are mounted > at a 44 degree angle to the south. They are self cleaning and they shed all > the snow at this angle. They will not need maintenance for about 60 years > when they can b taken down and replaced and recycled. Some people prefer to > install adjustable arrays which are usually adjusted twice a year. This will > produce about 13% more energy and more if adjusted weekly or monthly. Most > arrays > being installed around the world are adjustable but are not adjusted. You are proposing putting them on south facing noise walls. I live next to the crosstown and can testify to the enormous amounts of soot generated by all the traffic. I will do a study by placing plate glass out there and measuring the decrease in light transfer efficiency and will report my results to the City council and the DOT. My estimate is that after one month a thirty percent decrease in efficiency will be achieved. Tom Ismond - Diamond Lake 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
[Mpls] Park land by the MeloGlaze
Last Sunday, we had coffee at the one last table along Minnehaha Parkway in front of the MeloGlaze. This table has been chained to the tree for about 30 years...no one knew who did it or to whom it belonged. Monday, both the City and the Park &Rec merged down on the bakery... MeloGlaze is not without fault mind you...few little problems here and there. So the table got cut from the tree and the strip of parkland lays barren so hopefully it will be easier for the park to maintain that little 7'x20' strip. MeloGlaze has been maintaining it for about 50 years so the baton has been passed! So this coming Sunday, we will be bringing our own chairs to sit upon park property and I certainly hope without incident. musings... The Bowling Alley in Nokomis has a huge sign that states... Vote the Incumbents Out..Two Terms is Enough By some of the posts of late Perhaps our elected officials should take the time to figure out why people have such a desultory feeling towards the system. They should take the time to figure out what is government's roleit is such a bloated system. We need to get rid of some of these programs..so taxes raised could go to the basics as intended. Create jobs that generate revenues instead of adding onto the dole of the government and burden the taxpayers. Dorie Gallagher/nokomis 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
Re: [Mpls] From Candidates Library Board Forum
On Monday, August 22, 2005, at 06:54 PM, Mark V Anderson wrote: The rest of the candidates pretty much ducked my question, but Eric came out with a viable idea. I have at least one of my votes on September 13 figured out. ( what expenses the Board could cut to bring back Saturday hours to all the Minneapolis branches.) I hope you don't think I was ducking when I said I would not cut any existing operating funds to put more money into restored library hours. I said increased revenue sources are needed to do this and this is the basis of Sheldon''s and my campaign. Taking from existing operating dollars is not feasible, not good policy, and it pits interests against each other. We need a bigger pie, not a pie sliced differently.. That takes hard work. It is not the easy answer but it is the best answer for the long run. Thanks, Laura Laura Waterman Wittstock Candidate for Minneapolis Library Board of Trustees DFL and Labor endorsed AFSCME Mn Council 5 AFL-CIO COPE Minneapolis Building and Trades Stonewall DFL Minnesota Women's Political Caucus www.laurawatermanwittstock.com http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/ Wittstock for Library Committee 913 19th Avenue SE, Mpls, 55414 Minneapolis, MN 612-387-4915 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
[Mpls] Pohlad Tax
I propose a Pohlad Tax. Pohlad has over $2 billion. We tax him 1 billion (1,000,000,000) and spread it equally among 1 million (1,000,000) households. That's $1000 for each family. Think of what a boon that would be to the Twin Cities'economy! Just as he wouldn't have us vote a stadium tax, we wouldn't have him vote on a Pohlad Tax. We just tell him we're taking it, and if he doesn't like it we send in the sheriff and cops to arrest him for non-payment. Remember: Carl doesn't need it and YOU DO! When that's gone, we convert the Dome into cash by selling it to the highest bidder, and distribute that too. We paid for it; time we got our money back. After that we drill for gold in Pohlad's bank vault. --David Shove > > > NO STADIUM TAX WITHOUT A VOTE. > > Much more at my web site > > I say no stadium tax PERIOD. 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
[Mpls] SOLAR PANELS ARE SELF CLEANING
There are so many posts on this site by people who don't know what they're talking and can do so much damage with misinformation. In Minneapolis at our latitude non adjustable solar panel arrays are mounted at a 44 degree angle to the south. They are self cleaning and they shed all the snow at this angle. They will not need maintenance for about 60 years when they can b taken down and replaced and recycled. Some people prefer to install adjustable arrays which are usually adjusted twice a year. This will produce about 13% more energy and more if adjusted weekly or monthly. Most arrays being installed around the world are adjustable but are not adjusted. Sincerely, Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 824 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ (http://www.donjohnsonmayor.org/) 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
Re: [Mpls] REDUCE TAXES AND GREENHOUSE GASSES
On 8/27/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We can install grid tie solar arrays on south facing sound barriers, over > parking lots and ramps using state and federal funds and create thousands of It seems to me that these solar cells will very quickly grime up being next to a freeway. This will drastically reduce the efficiency of the cells and thus they must be cleaned, alot. More than likely the only way to do this will be with some kind of detergent or caustic cleaner. What is your proposal for cleaning hundreds of thousands of square feet of solar cells with toxic chemicals without totally wrecking the environment ? What are your calculations for the cost of doing this ? > We can serve inmates mostly vegetarian meals and save millions, reduce > pollution and greenhouse gasses, prevent high blood pressure and > cholesterolemia > which costs us millions in medical costs. This would be great if the inmates were cows or caterpillars. Homo Sapiens needs meat to survive according to the current theory of human evolution. I guess if you don't believe in current evolutionary theory then it isn't worth arguing. > NO STADIUM TAX WITHOUT A VOTE. > Much more at my web site I say no stadium tax PERIOD. Tom Ismond - Diamond Lake 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
[Mpls] REDUCE TAXES AND GREENHOUSE GASSES
In Minneapolis the minority students are becoming the majority. We can now scale back some of the costly, destructive school busing that uses so much of our education dollars, destroys the children's health and pours pollution and greenhouse gasses into our air. We can install grid tie solar arrays on south facing sound barriers, over parking lots and ramps using state and federal funds and create thousands of essential jobs, reduce mercury emissions, reduce the flow of billions of dollars out of our city, reduce greenhouse gasses and produce thousands of kilowatts of electricity using the free, clean, inexhaustible energy of the sun. We can't afford not to do it. We can serve inmates mostly vegetarian meals and save millions, reduce pollution and greenhouse gasses, prevent high blood pressure and cholesterolemia which costs us millions in medical costs. My opponents want to build more housing for the accelerating flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our city when we are not using the housing we have efficiently. They want to create more jobs when we have too many people working long hours with not enough vacation time and working at completely non essential jobs that create more pollution, greenhouse gasses, resource shortages and inflation. NO STADIUM TAX WITHOUT A VOTE. Much more at my web site Sincerely, Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 824 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ (http://www.donjohnsonmayor.org/) 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
