the answer is yes.
since i was reprimanded for my non-mplsness post
(which i understand and was admittedly not even
thinking of...sorry, though i think the two aspects i
highlight below were both represented in the initial
post, and are germaine...) i will reframe the
discussion to make it
Ross - you should probably contact the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
offices to get the answers to your questions. Pam Blixt, Chair, is on this
list and may respond to your questions. The water in the creek is, I
believe, controlled by Gray's Dam. The MCWD can respond to the level of
For those of you who missed it in May, here's a Star Tribune story
explaining why the creek is dry. .Essentially, Lake Minnetonka is
still catching up from a dry fall last year, a dry winter and a dry
spring, plus another dry fall now. For those who want more
information, here's a web site:
We have not had the opportunity to discuss this as a Board issue of yet,
however I have always held the opinion that discrimination hurts and
intolerance is unacceptable.
The Boy Scouts are a private organization and are not subject to the same
scrutiny as publicly funded organizations. I do
last friday there was a scheduled critical mass ride
downtown, as is customary for the last friday of each
month, but when the riders arrived at loring park,
they were met by droves of mpls' finest on bikes, in
squads, in a van, the bikers were told if they left
the park they would be arrested.
Creek clean up is often coordinated by the DNR through the Adopt a River
Program (similar to the highway program where various groups take sections
and get signs put up in their names). I know some of the Creek has been
adopted but that not all of it has been. Also, the dam has not been open
At 02:29 PM 10/2/2000 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just why hasn't the dam been opened up? Isn't Minnehaha Creek deserving of
it's rightful water. The dam is a man-made structure, why should Minnehaha
Creek be allowed to dry up. This is an environmental outrage.
The Creek web site says
Our Senior Technician Jim Hafner has prepared an explanation for the Creek
flows that I will share with you
(the elevation is feet above sea level):
"As you know, our area had very little rain last fall, a very low amount of
snow over the
winter and a dry spring. When rain did come in late
