[Mpls] Re: People for Independent Parks endorsements

[Steve Nelson]

> Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson  (and the maintainer of the City 
> DFL lists).
wrote
> Regarding the specific complaint, Councilmember Barb Johnson did not ever 
> get this list from the City DFL Party.  Mary Merrill Anderson did, she 
> bought the city-wide list, about 8 months ago.

I, too, was wondering where they got my name and now it seems we have Mary 
Merrill Anderson to thank for it.  The same Mary Merrill Anderson their 
literature touts as being able to "Garner the necessary financial, capital 
and human resources to effectively and efficiently manage the system."

Are we talking about the same Mary Merrill Anderson who negotiated a lease 
for the Wirth House for the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association 
giving them use of the house for a whopping rent of $750 a month INCLUDING 
utilities but then failed to hold then MRPA executive director Jon Gurban to 
his promise to share the house with the public?

The same Mary Merrill Anderson who cut David Fisher out of the loop in the 
development of his plans for the Neiman Fields at Fort Snelling and then got 
the Park Board embroiled in lawsuit with contractors when Robert Naegle 
failed to fulfill his obligation to them leaving the Park Board with a $2 
million albatross?

The same MMA who was Superintendent when the Park Board found it could no 
longer manage its park concession stands and even posted losses of $125,000 
in 2001 forcing the park board to outsource with independent contractors and 
giving up control of the onsite jobs for kids at these locations to private 
contractors?

I guess I just don't understand what "Garnering the necessary financial, 
capital and human resources to effectively and efficiently manage the 
system" entails if she is their choice for commissioner.

Steve Nelson
proud charter member of Park Watch
Willard Hay