Thomas, you are correct about the US Supreme Court
decision. The decision was decided on the basis of
the equal protection clause. If Colorado had chosen
to ban localities from having nondiscrimination
ordinances of any kind, the referenda liklely would
have been legal. The referenda singled ou
Hi all,
John Fisher is correct that the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance has
a partnership with Sony for recycling computers and other electronics. More
information about this partnership and other things you can do with old
electronics is available at: http://www.moea.state.mn.us
I appreciate Marie Hauser's post explaining her position on the
usefulness of the parks in helping integrate our newest generation of
new Americans into our American community. (I just realized today that
my family is not a "century American family" yet, though it will become
so in the coming dec
Actually, the garbage burner does not "heat" part of downtown. The steam
produced by the burning garbage does however produce electricity. I recall
a, if not the, main reason given for the burner being placed downtown as the
proximity to the large market of large buildings to which 'steam heat' co
I find this post's line of reasoning very interesting
and highly convoluted.
--- David Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This argument seems highly disingenous. I think the
> only people who can make that determination are the
> people who live in the city. The city is the
> closest
> and th
List members: I apologize for the length of this post, but I thought many
of you might be interested in the budget discussions that took place at
Tuesday's Minneapolis School Board meeting. For a full list of the budget
reduction options being considered please check out the district web site
at
Listen up folks:
Here is the reality. Six months ago I would
have had 50 to 60 calls to rent these units. The problem is the
economic recession and low paying jobs in today's market.
Also, I worked with the heads of Section 8 in
Washington D.C. 3 years ago to try to rectify these cont
I'm extremely offended that Ms. Heller would assert (with absolutely no
proof) that MPHA owns 100's of units that it has no idea that it owns and
therefore remain vacant. Given the affordable housing crisis facing the
City, such a situation would be absolutely criminal. MPHA is extremely
concern
Victoria Heller posted:
"It's important for everyone to remember that the
function of city
government
is: streets, sewers, public safety, parks."
and
"Hennepin County is responsible for social services."
This argument seems highly disingenous. I think the
only people who can make that determ
Q & A from the City Pages exit interview with Bill Green:
"CP: As part of the state's settlement with the NAACP, $5 million was to be
earmarked by the legislature for metro desegregation. But lawmakers pulled
that money from the budget during the 2001 session. What has been the NAACP's
respons
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I'd almost forgotten about the Stillwater inmate program for computer repair
and re-marketing. Yes.
Andy Driscoll
Saint Paul
--
"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of
moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante
> From: "John Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 08 Ja
There's a program that I think is partly sponsored by the Greater Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce along with the Minnesota Department of Corrections. The idea
was to collect old computers, send them to the prisons and train convicts to repair
and refurbish them, and then donate them to schools and
I would assume that the only reason this landlord is getting calls from
Section 8 tenants is due to the amount of rent being charged. A family of 2
parents and 4 children receiving public assistance receive a grant of
$770/month. Without the subsidy, there is no way they would be able to
aff
I have never understood what a person should do with computers -- I keep
hearing that there are organizations that might want old computers, but
I wonder how you find them and do they want 486's or perfectly good
laser printers that don't have enough memory for the more advanced
windows program.
Craig -
I don't believe the "precise" numbers. MPHA has never been audited. They
claim to have 6,700 housing units, primarily funded by the Federal
government.
I called them a couple of months ago, pretending to inquire for my mother, I
was told that they had "lots" of apartments available - b
The MTC also got it right for SE Como neighborhood with the new #3 bus.
Our neighborhood is what it is because of the former University inter
campus bus. When that bus moved to the transitway, we had lost a major
"definer"(?) "enabler" (?) of our neighborhood.
I'm sorry the people in Como St
Craig A. Miller
The last I visited this subject was at legislature two sessions ago.
Current state law as Mr. Kushner describes is correct. But that is not the
whole story.
HUD/Sect 8 is voluntary. So says HUD and so says administrative law rulings
since the '70's. These matters were first b
It is interesting that Marie voted to "enforce" the
DFL Party Line against Mr. Lane on the City Council,
yet elected an independent (Bob Fine) as President of
the Park Board. An independent who ran against the
DFL
Endorsement (after stating he would honor the
endorsement process). An independent
Thanks to Dean Carlson on prompt and precise numbers.
It is my understanding that the most rigid enforcer of rental screening is
MPHA. Their standards are highest and most rigidly enforced. Does Dean or
anyone have a short/long list of what MPHA considers deal breakers for
potential applicants
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steve meldahl wrote:
I have been a landlord in the inner city for 31 years. I presently have
available for rent in 2 totally remodelled duplexes with the following:
1. 2 large 2 bedroom totally remodelled units with 3 car garage @
$850/mo 2. A huge
Listen up folks,
I have been a landlord in the inner city for 31
years. I presently have available for rent in 2 totally remodelled
duplexes with the following:
1. 2 large 2 bedroom totally remodelled
units with 3
car garage @
$850/mo
2. A huge 3 bedroom and a 2 leve
Craig Miller writes:
Can anyone on the list give us the current vacancy rates for MPHA? Please
give us real numbers.
How many total rentable units (this includes units under renovation or used
for other means) and how many of them are currently vacant.
Since October, MPHA has been 99.5 percen
I read in today's Strib that our new council president wants to
build the Twins Stadium behind the Target Center , downwind from the
Garbage Burner...I'm not sure this is such a great site.
I imagine there's going to be some pungent smells wafting from the
Garbage Burner on warm , humid
Annie said:
"...the ice may not be aas safe as it looks..."
And How. Everyone pay attention to this please. A
woman fell through the ice on Lake Harriet just
yesterday. I saw it with my own eyes. (We got her
out, and hopefully she's okay now.)
Connie Nompelis
Ward 6 - Ventura Village
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> All contributors should be required to indicate
> their full first and last names.
Any leeway for the mayor??
Loki Anderson
Marshall Terrace
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"Let me tell you
Just to add on to what Gary wrote about the Vickey Heller post:
All of the units that she displayed where for studios and 1 bedroom
apartments. The landlords would not rent these units to families with
children.
I think we have to keep this argument to facts (like Gary is doing in his
post) and
Just had to send out some kudos to the MTC. In the
space of two weeks, I've experienced or witnessed
three instances of great customer service:
1. A sharp increase in the number of buses idling in
front of my house prompted a call to a customer
service rep at Metro Transit. The NEXT MORNING, th
Mr. Bowman -
You are a thinking man, and I really respect that. What a breath of fresh
air.
You are absolutely correct - my main point is that there is plenty of
affordable housing available. Anything we build now will cost a lot more
than our existing inventory. We (the City) simply can't af
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A once-in-a-while reminder:
When you're responding to a list post, please delete the previous post
below your thoughts, unless you are quoting directly from it.
Why? Re-reading lots of copy with lines beginning with > is tough on our
digest readers, plus it makes for longer downloads.
Thanks,
I know that some apartment buildings in the Loring Park area, and probably
elsewhere as well, will not rent a one bedroom apartment - regardless of
square feet -- to three people. Some buildings insist that there be a
separate bedroom for a child of one sex if it is living with a single parent
of
> Apts & Condos - Minneapolis (Monday's Star Tribune Classifieds)
> I just randomly clipped a few..
>
> * LORING PK & STEVENS SQ * Studios $435-$510 1BR's $550-$650 Hwd
flrs,
> quiet bldg, professional landlord ref's req'd 612-871-2155 www.copenet.com
> Published 07-Jan-
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