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[Dorie Rae Gallagher]

Yup, Darrell did clear up the misinformation and I thanked him for it...
dorie gallagher/nokomis


>
> Dorie Rae Gallagher wrote:
>> ...the word has come out in our neighborhood that only
>> a small predetermined, preselected group of people
>> would be involved in the 10-year Transportation Plan.
>> One person has already appointed/annointed himself to
>> represent the south area. This is the first formal
>> printed information that I have seen about it.
>> Interesting....
>
> Dorie, I'm sorry that you haven't seen word of this yet.  And I'm a bit
> surprised. A write up about the 10-year transportation plan along with the
> meeting notice was in the October Longfellow/Nokomis Messenger delivered 
> to
> you on 9/29. The City's press release was first placed on your
> neighborhood's website, http://www.nokomiseast.org, on 9/22. The dedicated
> "Access Minnesota" page containing a summary of the plan, support
> documentation, and a contact list of the steering committee/consultant
> members was published 9/30 and last updated 10/4 - the day after receiving
> the latest documents from the City. We haven't received minutes for the 
> Sept
> meeting yet, but the Aug 2 minutes are up on our site.
>
> I thank Darrell Gerber for pointing out that the Steering Committee is not 
> a
> small, self anointed group. There are 29 regular members, 4 alternates, 
> and
> at least 8 consultants and staff on the committee. The citizen reps were
> appointed by the City Council and approved on July 1st (RESOLUTION
> 2005R-396).
>
> The initial notice announcing the plan and asking for committee 
> applications
> ran on the City's website and on www.nokomiseast.org for at least a month
> prior to the application deadline.
>
> I just don't know what else we could do to help you.
>
> Hmmm. Perhaps you are thinking of the much smaller Station Area Master 
> Plan
> committee that is being formed by CPED to work on a development plan for 
> the
> 50th St and VA station areas. Although that committee hasn't been formed
> yet, the application form and cover letter were finalized on Friday and 
> will
> be mailed out starting tomorrow, Monday, Oct 10. Let us know if you would
> like a copy. The membership of this group, expected to be about 12 people,
> will be appointed by CPED, the City Council and NENA.
>
> You can look for more information and the application form for the Station
> Area planning process on www.nokomiseast.org later this week. I'd get it 
> up
> today, but family comes first--sorry.
>
> Or feel free to stop by the office this week. After all, we're only a few
> doors away from your house.
>
> Doug Walter
> Minnehaha/Nokomis East
>
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