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I find it very discouraging that the public dialogue regarding this matter seems to be void of any mention of the bill of State Senators Linda Berglin & Jim Davnie (MN statute 617.90). It seems quite clear that certain MPLS City Counsel members, the Mayor & his City Attorney are determined to "keep it on the down low" that there might be another alternative to their current ineffective plan. Instead they opt for victimizing residents twice, first by the gangsters & them by the city in the way of excessive fines. The Lyndale Neighborhood's Graffiti Task Force has pushed for the City to try their plan to move the punishment from the owner to the perpetrator without success. CM Remington (10th Ward) refuses to even enter into an open dialogue with his own constituents regarding their initiative undertaken in conjuction with that of Berglin & Davnie. Instead the Counsel & the Mayor find their charge to close City schools to lower class size, tear down & reconstruct a graniose library only to claim that closing neighborhood libraries & consolidating with the County is the only solution to the mess they have created. They seem more interested in taking on the Park Board & the Board of Estimation and Taxation. How much are they willing to micro-manage? Graffiti has become an issue of declining property values & increased home owners insurance, which is the coup de grace for many MPLS home owners. When will our "leaders" focus on issues that are important to the citizens of MPLS? In a true democracy, politicians should fear the People, not the contrary. The voters need the support of City government to end the onslaught of the gangs & give the MPD something with which to work. Please support the Lyndale Neighborhood's Graffiti Task Force in their effort to combat this crime.