I read in the Star Tribune today that the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
have been negotiating about placement and operation of paper boxes on our
streets. If you come to the corner of 38th Street and 23rd Ave S you will
see some big offenders. The free boxes are continuously open with
In case you have not heard, Kevin Diaz is back with the Star Tribune. He's
still in Washington and is the Strib's new DC bureau reporter. We can expect
he will pay much closer to urban issues than previously. I've felt for
sometime the Strib's Washington bureau really kind of neglected notable
Thanks to Jan Feye-Stukas for the break down. Does anyone know if the
figures provided can be extrapolated in the following manner? 12 % of all
taxable property value in the city is rental?
As for Mr. Marks assertion. That non-homestead property is not putting much
in to the kitty. Note the
Mr. Wilde said:
i know we have been over this graffiti thing again and
again, but graffiti on a newspaper box is not "part of
what I believe is a culture of 'inner city thinking'
in both government and corporate leadership in our
city," as mr peterson says, it is graffiti on a
newspaper box.
I
I've forwarded Russell Peterson's issue to people who should be able
to follow up on it. Complaints about newspaper boxes needing graffiti
removal may be routed to Paul Holland at 673-4304 or
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Steve Brandt
Star Tribune
A full-service neighborhoods reporter
I thought I was the lone voice in the wilderness - but I too think this
obsession with graffiti is pointless. In fact - I've even seen some
graffiti I've rather liked. I guess some see it as a slippery slope; I see
it as a fine line. I do agree that the defacement of every flat surfaced
D. Klein writes:
I thought I was the lone voice in the wilderness - but I too think this
obsession with graffiti is pointless. In fact - I've even seen some
graffiti I've rather liked. I guess some see it as a slippery slope; I
see
it as a fine line. I do agree that the defacement of every
You think that is bad, today I was out visiting busineses on Hennepin Avenue
and discovered that everyone oif our new pedestrian light standards, which
we haven't even turned on yet, had been stickered by a record company. Of
course I pulled off a sticker and went to Oarfolk on 26th and Lyndale
The figures that I provided in my 10/24 post reflected the percentage
breakdown of the total property tax REVENUE received by the city. Stated
another way, for every $1.00 the city receives in property taxes alone (not
including other revenue it receives from other sources, such as state,
The Legislature changed the property tax classification rates such that
rental property and homesteaded property are now taxed at the same tax
classification rates. (that means the same amounts regardless of rental or
homesteaded classification) I can't speak to the issue of cabin owners as
I misspoke slightly regarding the disparity of "homesteaded" property.
Rental property with less than four units is taxed at the same tax capacity
rate as a homesteaded property: 1% for the first $76,000 in value and 1.65%
above that. For buildings of more than four units, the tax capacity rate
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:24:28 -0500
From: "D.Klein" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Paper Box Responsibility
. . .
I too think this
obsession with graffiti is pointless. In fact - I've even seen some
graffiti I've rather liked.
. . .
D. Klein
Kenwood
I'd bet that this graffiti that you "rather
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 14:24:28 -0500
From: "D.Klein" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Paper Box Responsibility
. . .
I too think this
obsession with graffiti is pointless. In fact - I've even seen some
graffiti I've rather liked.
. . .
D. Klein
Kenwood
I'd bet that this graffiti that you "rather
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