[Mpls] RE: Critique of Neighborhood Association priorities

[Jason C Stone]

Neighborhood association 'staff' is the exception to the rule.  Neighborhood associations are
driven by mostly volunteer effort.  As NRP funds decrease (or disappear if local power plays
succeed) there will be even fewer staff hours.  Even those flyers on your door, Gina, were
probably delivered to you by a volunteer on your block.  Before condemning some of the most active
volunteers in your community, perhaps you could go talk with them?  Or join the board or a
committee and drive some of the neighborhood association initiatives?

Regards,
Jason Stone
HPDL

--- Gina Palandri <palandrigina at qwest.net> wrote:
> Recently I received a flyer on my door from SENA in regards to a public
> meeting on a variance for a coffeehouse right here in SENA.  Standish
> Ericsson where we have "NO" coffee.  Here since the LRT started all of
> us neighbors have been dealing the parking issues without even a "bean"
> of support from the SENA staff.   From a development standpoint: we
> absolutely need "Tillies Bean". As a matter of fact after getting my
> critical parking petition signed and sent in monthes ago-I kid you not;
> monthes ago; they sent me another one, as the first one is null and void
> as 97% of my street wanted 24 hour parking by permit only.  Now I have
> to go door to door again and have all the neighbors sign this again only
> this time we all have to agree upon a "time window" for permitting.  As
> for some reason we did not qualify for 24 hour permits.  Would have been
> nice to know that before.  Now do you think since they(the SENA Staff)
> obviously have the manpower to flyer an array of streets in regards to a
> coffeehouse which we so need, as we have nothing to drink on this side
> of Hiawatha; that they will help me with my critical parking petition??
> I doubt it.  Can you "recall" neighborhood associations?
> Gina Palandri
> Standish