Again, some facts are in order:
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proposed phasing out of liquor liscences in Southeast Minneapolis <hr></blockquote>
Just FYI, nowhere on Marcy-Holmes' website (http://www.marcy-holmes.org/) is there anything about a liquor license issue at the 9/17 meeting. On top of that, the August meeting's minutes (http://www.marcy-holmes.org/minutes/20aug2002.html) show that the MHNA voted to support a beer and wine license for the Steak Knife.
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as well as the proposal to use NRP money (meant to revitalize neighborhoods) to pay officers time and a half to work extra in Southeast at the expense for poorer neighborhoods that cant afford it.
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A quick glance at the NRP funding profile (http://www.nrp.org/R2/Neighborhoods/Summary/NbhdSummary.html) for Minneapolis puts total NRP funding for Marcy Holmes at $5M and Phillips at $18M. Interestingly, Marcy's percentage of households in poverty is 33%, while Phillips' is 39%. Most neighborhoods have budgeted a portion of their NRP funds towards buying extra police presence (Longfellow, for example, spent almost $72,000 on just extra cops).
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There will also be a special NRP meeting tomorrow downtown at city hall to discuss the proposed liquor liscence ordinance.<hr></blockquote>
While this meeting has nothing to do with NRP, it will discuss the amendment (http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/council/2003-meetings/20030926/docs/02_SE_Overlay_Ordinance_0917.pdf) to the liquor license application process, disallowing NEW bar licenses. It clearly gives exceptions for restaurants (Pasta Bar/Steak Knife) and wine bars.
Your Dinkytown bars will be safe, as will live music in Dinkytown.
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