Liz doesn't have much of a website up yet. But it's there with her contact information. If I were going to imagine the perfect possible Park Board Commissioner, perfection would be Liz Wielinski. Liz has an extraordinary command of Park Board finances, and she's a Mom that became involved in parks originally because services were being cut, and she didn't understand why.
I've been critical of the Park Board because I don't think that budgets have always been spent well, certainly not transparently (though they're getting better, I think) and most importantly, I think there are misspent priorities. Check out the budget, and there's lots of money being spent on golf courses and ball parks. Not as much on climbing walls, skate parks or other more contemporary activities. I've written in the past about Richard Florida and his notion of building a local economy by attracting creative economy stars. It's not that we don't need ball parks. But it would sure be nice if the Park system took all of our residents, and all of our activities, into consideration.
We've got nearly a year before we cast ballots in Minneapolis elections so there's plenty of time to remember Liz's name. Vote Liz for Parks.
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