RE: [Mpls] School Choice: Minneapolis

Greetings: I am an out-of district parent that brings her child INTO the Minneapolis School District. (Yes, I do need to say this every timeI also need to say that there are many aliens out there, just like me, that bring our children into the District from elsewhere). I have twice made a

RE: [Mpls] Rybak Mailing

Greetings: Susan Young, the Trash (and Recycling) Lady here. The piece that was sent out by Mayor Rybak is completely recyclable in the Minneapolis recycling program. No matter how hard I try to get the word out, many people still believe, in error, that envelopes with cellophane windows, glo

RE: [Mpls] What do Plastic Bags Cost Minneapolis in Disposal Costs?

Greetings: My name is Susan Young.many of you know me as the Trash Lady. I apologize for not responding to this thread sooner. 1. ALL of the garbage collected from Minneapolis residents that have City service...whether garbage is collected by City Employees or by the City Contractor (MR

[Mpls] Good New from Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling!

Greetings: I am Susan Young (a.k.a. the Trash Lady), the Director of Solid Waste and Recycling Services for the City of Minneapolis . On the Issues Forum, many months ago, a plea was made to provide live information on the Web about your Recycling days. I stated then that when our new data b

[Mpls] Another City Staffer asking your advise

Greetings. Litter and debris is an issue that periodically recurs in the Issues Forum discussion. Many of the Issues Folks gave City Staff valued input back in 2000 when the City Council convened the Clean Minneapolis Task Force. The Task Force examined the topic of Minneapolis Cleanliness...

[Mpls] The intrepid 5th Grade Car Washers!!!!

The 5th Graders at Nellie Stone Johnson School are doing GREAT car washes in the parking lot there!! Yes, neither rain, nor wind nor damp shall keep them from their appointed task!!! They removed ALL of the pesky, stuck on bugs from my headlights and windshield, they've got key chains and ant

RE: [Mpls] City Trash Collection (response is long too)

Hello, The notice that Wizard is referring to is a letter that is sent on a quarterly basis to all residents, and Utility Bill payers, in Central Neighborhood. It is the "official" notification that we send out, in English and Spanish, that states: "Litter and excess garbage detract from Centr

RE: [Mpls] Biernat case. Where's the beef?

In skimming the list today, I believe that I missed the news article that told me that Mr. Biernat was found guilty of a crime. Could someone please send me the article, or, could folks please remember that even elected folks should receive due process. Susan Young Yes, currently City Employee

RE: [Mpls] FW: To those of you in the Gypsy Moth Quarantine area:

Darn itI'm sorry, I forgot to sign, again. And I had made such great Promises to Mr. Brauer. The below came from Susan Young, Director, Division of Solid Waste and Recycling of the Public Works Department of the City of Minneapolis. For those correspondents to the Issues Forum that h

[Mpls] FW: To those of you in the Gypsy Moth Quarantine area:

For those correspondents to the Issues Forum that have City yard waste collection services, and who live in the Gypsy Moth Quarantine areaand I believe that you know who you are... There will be a ONE TIME collection, Tuesday, April 30, of yard wastes from the quarantined area. We will

[Mpls] Re:Banneker, Public Schools, and process

Warning, long, rather personal, post ahead, regarding a Minneapolis School. Well, under some pressure, I've decided to post regarding the Banneker "situation" from my perspective. Some caveats, perhaps disclosures: My daughter is a first grader at Banneker, and was a kindergartner there. I'm i

RE: [Mpls] "Adopt A Street"

Weber-Camden and Victory were the FIRST organizations to take the City up on the Adopt program, and have been consistent, enthusiastic and EFFECTIVE examples of the best that the Adopt program can facilitate. I still remember the time after their second cleanup when they accused me of pre-cleanin

[Mpls] Please help a parent, searching for a school

Greeting Forum members, I have just been informed, by a phone call from a friend, that the school my daughter attends will be "Fresh Started" next year. There was no parent involvement, no advance discussion, I have not even received "official" notification. As an active member of my school's P

FW: [Mpls] Trash: Paper or Plastic?

Deeply sorry, forgot to sign: Susan Young, Director Minneapolis Division of Solid Waste & Recycling; Dept. of Public Works -Original Message- From: Young, Susan A Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:28 PM To: Subject: RE: [Mpls] Trash: Paper or Pla

RE: [Mpls] Trash: Paper or Plastic?

Joy A TRASH Issue!!! Good Memory, David! Frank, Tim, Pam, Mark and other posters remind how lucky I am to be a Trash Lady in a community that is so knowledgeable and caring about "my" issue! Trust me, I am the envy of most of my peers across the nation--in addition to being VERY CLEAN, Mi

RE: [Mpls] Save state funding for nhood recycling

The Division of Solid Waste and Recycling (SW &R) expects to receive $937,000 from Hennepin County in SCORE revenue in 2002. Hennepin County receives the funds from the State, and then distributes the funds to the cities in the County by proportion of the households in each City. If SW & R did n

RE: [Mpls] City Garbage Mailing, and Update on Recycling Mailing

HI, Trash Lady here. Yes, I am responsible for that mailing. I am also responsible for insuring that garbage is appropriately picked up throughout the City, every week. As a farm kid, I know that Mother Nature will ensure that the lack of snow early in the year will most likely be balanced with

RE: [Mpls] Wallowing in my new big city trash can

Greetings to all: Trash Lady here, hoping to add to understanding of Solid Waste Management in Minneapolis. Warning, this is a little long, and unless you're really into trash, somewhat gross. 1. It is important that ALL trash be bagged before you put it into EITHER a large or small cart. The

RE: [Mpls] City Trash Hauling

The City Council did not contract with MRI for an additional five year period. The Council did direct David Sonnenberg, Director of Public Works-City Engineer, to negotiate with MRI for an additional five year period. Mr. Sonnenberg did this, and the draft contract was extensively discussed at

[Mpls] FW: Invitation to Minneapolis Bikeways Master Plan Open House

> -Original Message- > From: Calvert, Ann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 11:46 AM > To: Calvert, Ann > Subject: Invitation to Minneapolis Bikeways Master Plan Open House > > For those of you interested in bikeways along the Mississippi River and/o

RE: [Mpls] Afford Housing, NEW IDEAS

Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion. -- Not a new idea, one that is being used and expanded---Habitat Homes As a trash lady, I see very large differences between the number of extra carts needed, dirty collection point cleanups and litter problems i

[Mpls] Kid Friendly Cities

Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful discussion. -- The site for the report is at www.kidfriendlycities.org/2001/ Very interesting stuff--yes, there are MANY things other than "amenities" that went into the rankings. I am looking forward to the comments of m

RE: [Mpls] Request for Policy Committee info re: Litter Containers

The Transportation and Public Works Policy Committee, on June 5, and the Ways and Means Policy Committee, on June 7, have agenda items to consider the City's Litter Container programs. At the request of Council Members, staff developed various litter container service options with capital and op

FW: [Mpls] Put your kids where your mouth is...

I had originally sent the following as an off line response to a couple of folks when this discussion started.contrary to popular opinion, I'm usually the shier type, and don't put my personal stuff out. However, I'm concerned about the thread and feel strongly about this issue. Therefo

[Mpls] Public Works Open House!!!

Posted by Susan Young, Minneapolis Public Works Reminder about the Public Works Open House tomorrow... MPLS PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, MAY 19 11:00-3:00 At the Currie Maintenance Facility (1200 Currie Avenue North) Take A Tour Climb on Trucks/Equipment Learn about Civil Engineering &

[Mpls] FW: Mpls Public Works Open House - May 19

MPLS PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, MAY 19 11:00-3:00 At the Currie Maintenance Facility (1200 Currie Avenue North) Take A Tour Climb on Trucks/Equipment Fun Hands-On Activities Questions? 612/673-5737 or www.c

FW: [Mpls] Potholes-a-plenty

Mpls-Issues tip: PLEASE trim the previous message when responding. The redundant characters make tough reading for Digest subscribers and needlessly lengthens download times. --- -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Mike D Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 4:59 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mpls] To all on the list that have litter on their minds........

> Last Saturday the City kicked off it's Clean Minneapolis Program. > Residents from the Longfellow and Seward neighborhoods, City Council > Members Campbell, Colvin Roy and Thurber and the Mayor, city employees and > their families from Inspections, the Attorney's Office, Public Works, > Communi

RE: [Mpls] Mpls: A Dirty City

I apologize in advance, this is a long post, but I want folks to know that there ARE good things happening on the antilitter front---and there ARE ways for ALL of us to keep our City clean. Yes, Minneapolis looks pretty rough right now---the snow is that horrible dirty gray/black color, we hav

RE: [Mpls] Snipe advertising

Snipe Advertising is illegal, period. There are ordinances against Snipe advertising in the City of Minneapolis. Ordinance compliance is part of the myriad of activities delegated to the Regulatory Services department in Minneapolis (with parking enforcement, licensing of businesses, establishme

[Mpls] Information re:upcoming conference on river front issues

For those of you interested in Riverfront issues, this conference may abe of benefit. This is NOT sent as an endorsement of the conference, nor is it a lead-in to a discussion of state-wide river issues. The Fillmore Mississippi Heritage Conference 2001 May 9 to 11, 2001 at RiverCentre in Saint

RE: [Mpls] Annexing a few suburbs?

Merging, and Annexing are two vastly different things. As one who has been Annexed (hostile takeover), it's become a lesson in political arrogance, lack of representation by judicial design and ability of a small group (geographically and numerically) to refocus the goals, comprehensive plans an

RE: [Mpls] Minneapolis loses again

The Solid Waste Fund is an enterprise fund, fully self-supporting since 1995 as correctly reported by Mr. Grow. It WAS NOT, and HAS NOT BEEN in the red since 1995, when the fund was hit with a $900,000 hole to assist the General Fund that year. (Carol B., you'll remember that.) The deficit was