[Mpls] 9,430 people leave Minneapolis

[Leurquin, Ronald]

Vicky,
IMHO.  Might you not want to consider that it seems to be families that are moving out of the city.  Singles and empty nesters seem to be moving back in as fast as we can put up all those lofts.  Less families and more singles would give a net loss in bodies if body count is your point.

Our tax and financial problems have been caused by a handful of things that I will list here:
1) The feather boa regime changing the tax laws.
2) The Paulenty regime changing the way taxes get distributed.
3) Mpls former mayor and city council spending money faster than they could print it.
4) MCDA, enough said there.

It seem to me that Mpls is doing a good job of handling all the negatives that it has right at the moment.  We didn't get in this mess overnight, so what makes anyone think we can get out of it overnight.

I'm not going to throw too many sticks and stones here, especially since there is blame aplenty to go around.  What I would like to see is our politicians (at all levels) actually try and do right and good by the citizens that elect them rather than the big money that gets their name on TV adds.

Now that I have ranted enough I will say that I am glad for many of Vicky's comments on here, they do get me thinking.

Ron Leurquin
Nokomis East


Vicky writes:
The 2000 census shows a population of 382,618, yielding a net loss of 9,430
since then. Keep in mind that 100,000 Minneapolis residents are under 19
years old.  

Can anyone else see a trend here?  Have you noticed all of the "for sale"
and "for rent" signs around town?

To solve your financial mess, you'll need to reverse this trend.  Perhaps
City officials (and journalists) should conduct "exit interviews" with the
people and businesses who seek greener pastures elsewhere.

It would be nice to know the reasons behind the exodus:

Is it rampant crime?
Is it intrusive government?
Is it oppressive taxation?
Is it lack of employment opportunity?

If you don't figure this out soon, the drop in commercial real estate values
will extend into the residential market.....at the very same time that
interest rates go up.  Not a good thing for anyone.


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