while it serves us well for eating, sleeping, and living it
hardly serves as a community resource.
Dee Long
Living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but still shopping and
socializing in Mpls.
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from chains such as Starbucks and Bruegger's Bagels. He and many
of his neighbors are ready to invest in their properties."
I'm no fan of chain food purveyors, but let's be a little more accurate.
Dee Long
Living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but my heart's still in M
ss all the cans, glass and plastics
together, but
what we really appreciate is the weekly pickup. In Mpls, it was always "is
this recycling
pickup week?" We still separate the newspapers, cardboard, grocery bags,
etc.
I'd be curious as to the extra costs of post-collection separa
ementation?
What role can organizations like the Citizens League play to increase media
coverage and public awareness of critical issues?
Dee Long
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ANNOUNCEMENT: for all you policy wonks-
The Citizens League is once again sponsoring "Mind Opener" Breakfasts. The
first one is tomorrow.
All breakfasts are at the Four Points Sheraton, I 94 and Hamline in St.
Paul. Time is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
Cost is $10 for League members and $15 for non-
nspections department.
I hope things have changed since then. There is a state-wide building code,
but it seems to be interpreted differently in different municipalities.
Dee Long
Living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but my heart's still in Mpls.
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Many thanks to Ann Berget for posting this earlier this week.
I'm re-posting for those who may have missed it.
This should be a really worthwhile event for list
members,
regardless of their
political leanings!
Dee Long,
living in Minnetonka, working in St. Paul, but my heart is
which are
paid by
for-profit entities located in tax exempt properties, it leads to confusion
among
those of us who are used to using the definitions as the occur in Minnesota
Statutes.
Dee Long
East Isles for another 6 days
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corporations pay a
commercial industrial property taxes on what they own, but unless he is a
utility, he would't pay "personal property taxes."
Dee Long
East Isles for another week or so.
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Actually, Barb Johnson is a Johnson by marriage and
a Rainville by birth. Her mother, Alice Rainville,
served on the Council before her.
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East Isles
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was estimated that two-thirds of the sales taxes collected in Minneapolis
were paid by NON residents.
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East Isles
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a gallon gas.
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e irony of this gesture. Driving a 12 mpg SUV while surrounded by
signs proclaimiing "No Blood for Oil", "Draft SUV Drivers" and "How Did Our
Oil Get Under Their Sand?" is a really appalling bit of hypocrisy!
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Write your Congressperson/Senator.
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So, I apologize if my comments were too obtuse - but instead of taking
offense, how about joining me in working to clean up the environment? Write
to your members of Congress to demand higher fuel standards for all vehicles
and a halt to special tax breaks for the gas-guzzlers. Speak strongl
th & James/Knox, as he just
purchased the property and has a move-in date of 04/01/03."
Just wondering, Does he need the Land Rover to plow through the huge amount
of snow we've received this winter or is he planning some off the road
driving at his new North Minneapolis locati
ld be very careful in relying on TIF
revenues and in engaging in more use of tax increment financing.
To read the relevant statutes, go to http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
and find sections 469.1781 and
469.1831.
Dee Long
Recovering Career Politician
East Isles
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re, I'd
hate to think that their parentage would prevent it.
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East Isles
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personally participate.
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as running against Zimmerman, but
unfortunately it was at the city attorney's office so she could not go
into detail. Can someone please explain?
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perhaps it had been dumped there. This was in January. The alley
snow removal was almost non-existent. If we got that kind of service in my
neighborhood, the city council member's phone would be ringing off the hook.
Does anybody document these discrepanc
We've had racoons up on the roof, although not nested in the eaves as some
neighbors have had. Had bats in the walls years ago,
but got rid of them. My daughter lives in Powderhorn and is getting a cat
to get rid of the mice in her basement.
Dee Long
East
taxes even higher. By the way
Jim, I don't think any of the Library Board members live in or even near
Kenwood.
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in their place
everything would be just hunky dory? If that isn't your point, what is it?
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ree of
elegance rather than the juvenile drivel to which we've recently been
subjected.
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oters for participating in single issue
politics!
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f this
happening and is there a conspiracy here?
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Subject: (Mpls) McKinsey and Company
Perhaps not directly Mpls, but with all the comments on the McKinsey Report,
you might want to read an interesting article in the New Yorker online
about McKinsey, Enron, and managment practices:
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/
Dee Long
East Isles
cents. The President's Cafe was a
well-known restaurant on Nicollet across from the ballpark. Down the block
was a sort of sleazy looking spot called the Vice President. We kids thought
the names were most amusing.
Dee Long
East Isles
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Re: Power outages -
I have a friend in Indian Hills/Edina whose neighborhood has outages several
times a year, lasting up to one or more days at times. So, at least the
problem, like Shakespeare's gentle rain, is falling on the unjust as well
as the just.
Dee Long
East
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