~ REMEMBERING IV ~ Had Enough!
Thursday, October 12, 2006 - The Washington Post Will Voters Pull the Trigger? By David S. Broder
***SILENT POWER***silent suffering***SILENT POWER***
December 20, 2006 - FEMA mailed out another batch of letters to families recently. Telling them that they would receive 1 year rental assistance, whatever that really means. But, what if the landlord won't extend that original 6 month lease? That would mean families bagging up their meager belongings and heading out again. By the way - the landlord wouldn't approve another 6 month lease and the family will be pushed out into the unknown again!
January 2, 2006 - The Next Shift In The South
Newest Letter Sent Out.....
Dear Editor & Others: I wrote a letter to the Mayor of New Orleans in October. The heart of the message was not just for the Mayor and the people of New Orleans, that message which holds a strong belief in what a public servant truly is. I have written several letters in my life, to my own states public service officials for local matters. I have sent letters about my brother in-laws family to my state senators and legislators. One of the elected officials recently had his office call my home and left a message suggesting other areas better suited to send my letters. My United States Senator doesn't want me to send letters to him about the people of the gulfcoast tragedy? I didn't want the evacuees, the exiled and the survivors to be forgotten and felt that a letter with real people would help illustrate a real family, to help with their (public officials) decisions in the matter of the peoples business, in the peoples house.
Funny though, I received a ton more replies along with a few letters from my elected officials, when I aired my concern over the Vikings Stadium tax subsidy in my county. My United States Senator didn't want to talk about that one either. Not one reply from any elected officials, except for the MN Senator who wants me to go away, regarding the family of my brother In-law from New Orleans. The blog, is dedicated to this family from New Orleans and families like them through out the gulfcoast, who have lost everything. I can't think of any rational reason that the levees weren't made safer, other than power and greed. When the funding was taken - hoarded away (how many times?) at the federal level, I wonder how many public officials just sat on their hands with crossed fingers, holding their breath, as the hurricane came rolling in.
For the gulfcoast hundreds of thousands still living in limbo, in tents, in cars, in motels and eventually those that will lose their 6 month crowded family housing leases ~ February and March, 'All' states will need to prepare for another major shift when those souls are forced to move again. Deep down, I have prayed that all of the people could go home to their roots, but reality now predicts survival, life and roots elsewhere.
The longer it takes to get the barest of basic stable needs in place, in this day and age, the smaller the light at the end of the tunnel. If there is a miracle, they need it now. If every state and city isn't preparing to welcome, provide for, and help people jump start their life, they should be. I truly, truly hope my state of Minnesota is. I think the public officials of Minnesota and all of the states newspapers now know the story of my brother in-laws family of over 40, pretty well by now.
In the mean time families, the citizens in exile from the city and in the city of New Orleans, have to rebuild from scratch with a little funding here and there. Something just isn't right with this picture. Maybe I am way off base about something as serious as the next exodus from the gulfcoast. Thank you
January 3, 2006 - The Telling of Two Tones on a Local Level...
If we are to repair our nations decaying infrastructure - Which public official would you vote for?
September 2005 - Received e-mails from two strikingly different local elected officials...
1. Let me assure you it is not after the fact, there is a long way to go before the Vikings project is a done deal. Your raise a very good point, what entity should receive subsidy. After looking at a number of studies that show the very positive financial impact of a professional sports stadium in a community, I have decided to support this. It is not well know but many businesses have had much financial help from the state of Minnesota. Medtronics, Mall of America, all the existing stadiums, many local community civic centers, and many more, zoo, Guthrie.
Often people say government should act more like a business, this is a business decision, make an investment to get a great rate of return. The city of St. Paul study shows the Mn.Wild return is $250.00 every year for every single citizen. That is a good return ours would be that or greater, since it is vacant land today. This developemnt will pay taxes that will help keep school district, city and county taxes low. We are the lowest of all 7 metro counties and one of the lowest of all 87 counties. It isn't the stadium alone that is valuable it is all the businesses that will locate because of the stadiums presence. 3500 constructiions jobs over 3 or 4 years, 2000 jobs when developed. It is the jobs and taxes we need. There have been at least 100 presentation about the details of this proposal. The public is not excluded. Please know that we try to keep information on the county nwebsite current as an easy way for thepublic to know what is going on. It is challenging with things changing often. All the materials presented is on the website. Thank you for your input.
OR...
2. I believe that this is in no way a "core" function of county government and that the voters should have a right to say whether or not they want to subsidize the stadium through a local option sales tax. When 75% of the jobs created in this country are as a result of small businesses, why do we continue to look at giving a "handout" to these large businesses?
This is not a done deal. The legislature would need to approve it, so don't give up. I would encourage you to do the following:
1. Call the Governor's office and tell him "No special session for a stadium."
2. Let you legislators and county officials know that you want to vote on the sales tax issue.
3. Write letters to the editor.
4. Get involved with groups that are against public subsidies of stadiums.
5. Tell your neighbors and friends to do the same.
If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at _____.
***SILENT POWER***silent suffering***SILENT POWER***
December 20, 2006 - FEMA mailed out another batch of letters to families recently. Telling them that they would receive 1 year rental assistance, whatever that really means. But, what if the landlord won't extend that original 6 month lease? That would mean families bagging up their meager belongings and heading out again. By the way - the landlord wouldn't approve another 6 month lease and the family will be pushed out into the unknown again!
January 2, 2006 - The Next Shift In The South
Newest Letter Sent Out.....
Dear Editor & Others: I wrote a letter to the Mayor of New Orleans in October. The heart of the message was not just for the Mayor and the people of New Orleans, that message which holds a strong belief in what a public servant truly is. I have written several letters in my life, to my own states public service officials for local matters. I have sent letters about my brother in-laws family to my state senators and legislators. One of the elected officials recently had his office call my home and left a message suggesting other areas better suited to send my letters. My United States Senator doesn't want me to send letters to him about the people of the gulfcoast tragedy? I didn't want the evacuees, the exiled and the survivors to be forgotten and felt that a letter with real people would help illustrate a real family, to help with their (public officials) decisions in the matter of the peoples business, in the peoples house.
Funny though, I received a ton more replies along with a few letters from my elected officials, when I aired my concern over the Vikings Stadium tax subsidy in my county. My United States Senator didn't want to talk about that one either. Not one reply from any elected officials, except for the MN Senator who wants me to go away, regarding the family of my brother In-law from New Orleans. The blog, is dedicated to this family from New Orleans and families like them through out the gulfcoast, who have lost everything. I can't think of any rational reason that the levees weren't made safer, other than power and greed. When the funding was taken - hoarded away (how many times?) at the federal level, I wonder how many public officials just sat on their hands with crossed fingers, holding their breath, as the hurricane came rolling in.
For the gulfcoast hundreds of thousands still living in limbo, in tents, in cars, in motels and eventually those that will lose their 6 month crowded family housing leases ~ February and March, 'All' states will need to prepare for another major shift when those souls are forced to move again. Deep down, I have prayed that all of the people could go home to their roots, but reality now predicts survival, life and roots elsewhere.
The longer it takes to get the barest of basic stable needs in place, in this day and age, the smaller the light at the end of the tunnel. If there is a miracle, they need it now. If every state and city isn't preparing to welcome, provide for, and help people jump start their life, they should be. I truly, truly hope my state of Minnesota is. I think the public officials of Minnesota and all of the states newspapers now know the story of my brother in-laws family of over 40, pretty well by now.
In the mean time families, the citizens in exile from the city and in the city of New Orleans, have to rebuild from scratch with a little funding here and there. Something just isn't right with this picture. Maybe I am way off base about something as serious as the next exodus from the gulfcoast. Thank you
January 3, 2006 - The Telling of Two Tones on a Local Level...
If we are to repair our nations decaying infrastructure - Which public official would you vote for?
September 2005 - Received e-mails from two strikingly different local elected officials...
1. Let me assure you it is not after the fact, there is a long way to go before the Vikings project is a done deal. Your raise a very good point, what entity should receive subsidy. After looking at a number of studies that show the very positive financial impact of a professional sports stadium in a community, I have decided to support this. It is not well know but many businesses have had much financial help from the state of Minnesota. Medtronics, Mall of America, all the existing stadiums, many local community civic centers, and many more, zoo, Guthrie.
Often people say government should act more like a business, this is a business decision, make an investment to get a great rate of return. The city of St. Paul study shows the Mn.Wild return is $250.00 every year for every single citizen. That is a good return ours would be that or greater, since it is vacant land today. This developemnt will pay taxes that will help keep school district, city and county taxes low. We are the lowest of all 7 metro counties and one of the lowest of all 87 counties. It isn't the stadium alone that is valuable it is all the businesses that will locate because of the stadiums presence. 3500 constructiions jobs over 3 or 4 years, 2000 jobs when developed. It is the jobs and taxes we need. There have been at least 100 presentation about the details of this proposal. The public is not excluded. Please know that we try to keep information on the county nwebsite current as an easy way for thepublic to know what is going on. It is challenging with things changing often. All the materials presented is on the website. Thank you for your input.
OR...
2. I believe that this is in no way a "core" function of county government and that the voters should have a right to say whether or not they want to subsidize the stadium through a local option sales tax. When 75% of the jobs created in this country are as a result of small businesses, why do we continue to look at giving a "handout" to these large businesses?
This is not a done deal. The legislature would need to approve it, so don't give up. I would encourage you to do the following:
1. Call the Governor's office and tell him "No special session for a stadium."
2. Let you legislators and county officials know that you want to vote on the sales tax issue.
3. Write letters to the editor.
4. Get involved with groups that are against public subsidies of stadiums.
5. Tell your neighbors and friends to do the same.
If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me at _____.
2 Comments:
Thank you for doing what you can to help the citizens of my hometown New Orleans.
Your truly welcome. My heart and thoughts for you and your hometown people will always guide me to do more, because I haven't done enough yet.
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