From A New Supporter
Posted on February 1, 2012
We received this note today on the campaign’s Facebook page from Minnetonka resident Kathy Peterson:
Yeah…finally someone who is running for council that has a understanding of the issues of our aging community and the impact that has on it. I totally agree we need to make it easier and enticing to upgrade all the old existing homes in Minnetonka to draw new families into our community. Right now we have 26% open enrolled students in our schools. Those are students who are using our school system whose families don’t pay local taxes to support out community. They also don’t have a vote when we need a referendum passed to support out schools. These families do not have a vested interest in our schools or community, they are simply using our schools. Why not build our community to support our schools? I realize that most of Minnetonka is developed, but so many of our homes sit on large lots with small homes on them, particularly in our Groveland neighborhood. The city makes it really difficult and very costly to make remodeling possible. You can count on my vote on the 14th. Thank you
Thank you for your support, Kathy!
