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Main
Issues:
The City of West St. Paul should:
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not be involved
in procuring private property through eminent domain or other means,
to assist corporations or businesses increase their profits; businesses
and corporations should be allowed to flourish and stimulate the economy
of OUR city, but in no way should they be illegally influenced
or corrupted by self serving entities, or be controlled by bureaucracies
or special interest groups that serve no beneficial purpose's for
the people of West St. Paul.
- integrate arts and culture into
city government and city buildings to increase citizen's sense of community
and participation.
- install solar and other alternate
energy sources and energy saving features in city property and amenities,
as is possible.
- utilize parks and public spaces
to increase amenities and educational projects for children, inclusive
visual arts, theater, sports, e.g. soccer, tai chi, and more; start
dog friendly park areas, and walking and exercise programs for all ages,
especially seniors and children.
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stop and restrain
government engaging in litigation via city prosecutors that are violations
of the civil right of i's citizens or engage in frivolous or retaliatory
prosecution, and if this happens there should be consequences and
the prosecutors should be replaced with attorneys who respect the
Constitution and the law.
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be proactive in
encouraging and promoting small and medium sized business in the city,
and if necessary facilitating negotiations and forging alliances that
could solve multiple problems such as dilapidated commercial property
and depressed economic zones, such as Signal Hills.
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promote and nourish
the rights of seniors and the disabled and sponsor innovative facilitates
and programs for these classes of persons.
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support
a foundation created by the City to assist homeowners who have fallen
on hard times with repairs needed and other help than to spend that
money in litigation, if subsidies are to be made the city should subsidize
contractors who maintain properties, not lawyers who want to punish
homeowners who have fallen on hard times; spending the money on punitive
litigation is the same as putting it down the toilette or in black
hole.
- welcome,
support, and give equal rights to single and senior citizens, without
diminishing respect for families.
- keep
our children and community safe by providing creative and supportive
outlets for entertainment and personal development for our children,
thereby discouraging gangs and negative behaviors.
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VOTERS GUIDES:
SOUTHWEST
REVIEW
STAR
TRIBINE
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UPDATE:
Nick Ferraro, Pioneer Press Voter's Guide wrote comment
that was defamatory about my character, it literally slings
shit on my character, regarding a 1997 criminal case brought by
the city, which was dismissed because the charges were false and
had no substance, in the voter's guide. See
my letter to him, click here.
See
my attorney's motion in this case: click here
e-mail to Mr. Ferraro, October 20, 2010:
Article Corrections,
Addendum
Mr. Ferraro:
Regarding your article
that states:
"The case was thrown out of Dakota County District Court
after Judge Duane
Harvis concluded the city should have sought charges through a
formal
complaint."
I have been advised to
request that you state the source that you relied
upon to make that statement, as you obviously did not rely on
the court record
or me for that statement. It could have been provided by some
other 3rd
party, other than yourself.
That statement by you is an oxymoron in terms of the legal procedure
that
is involved, as I have pointed out extensively.
The legal events and
statements of Judge Harvis, that transpired were
remarkable and unforgettable, as my legal counsel did not have
to argue his
motion, Judge Harvis said "He (my lawyer) is absolutely right"
and then Judge
Harvis went on to scold the city prosecutor for bringing an action
that could
not be supported by a valid long form complaint, and stating there
had been a
pattern of that, in front of a filled courtroom, filled with mainly
other
lawyers for various other cases.
Thank you for your immediate
response, ASAP, by e-mail.
Mary Jane Duchene
THE RESULT WAS THAT JUDGE HARVIS GAVE THE PROSECUTOR A PRESCRIBED
NUMBER OF DAYS TO STATE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE THAT HAD COULD BE TRIED,
BY AMENDING THE LONG FORM COMPLAINT, OR THE CASE WOULD BE DISMISSED.
NO AMENDMENT BY THE PROSECUTOR WAS DONE, THE CASE WAS DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE.
THE CHARGES WERE FRIVOLOUS. I WAS CERTAINLY NOT CONVICTED. THIS
WAS AN EXAMPLE OF PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT AND WASTE OF TAX PAYERS
MONEY.
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Community:
• West St. Paul Native
• Sibley High
School Graduate
• Disability and
Senior Activist
• Founder and Member:
Diabetics/Disabled
Anonymous
• West St. Paul Resident
and Homeowner
•
West
St. Paul Mayoral
Candidate, 2004
Professional:
• Owner, OpusArts LLC.
• Lecturer on US
Culture: American
Embassy, England
• Portrait Artist, Revlon International
• Legal
Education in London, England,
and
Member of the
Honorable
Society
of
Grays Inn, Click here
• BFA in Fine Art
from the Minneapolis
College of Art and
Design
E-mail:
marijaynduchene@aol.com
or
call: 651 457 4376
MODEL, COMMUNITY ORIENTATED, CULTURALLY RICH, CITIES WEST ST. PAUL
SHOULD EMULATE:
BLOOMINGTON:
"creating together"
BURNSVILLE
Prepared
and Paid for by the Duchene 4 Mayor Volunteer Committee, 1144 Ottawa
Avenue, West St. Paul, MN 55118
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SEE:
Cable TV Candidate Forums
Thank you all for voting for me in 2010! |
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Quality
Housing Program:
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Mary Jane will work to ensure that available federal
funding is obtained for required repairs low income and senior
citizens in West St. Paul, so that these citizens do not continue
to be in danger of losing their homes, from abatements added on
to property taxes.
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• Mary Jane believes that the community in
West St. Paul want to be caring and supportive of the disabled,
low income and senior property owner, and will want to
develop their neighborhood programs to include meaningful development
of volunteer programs to assist these disadvantaged citizens
with mandated home repairs.
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City
Attorney:
Mary
Jane will work for the appointment of a city attorney who resides
and offices from West St. Paul, not South St. Paul; and who has
no conflicts of interest that impede a fair and healthy implementation
of the law and ethical actions, see:
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Diabetics/Disabled
Anonymous:
www.DDAWEB.org
www.MurderbyDiabetes.org
https://www.angelfire.com/mn3/abuseofpower/index.html
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REAL
ESTATE ISSUES:
* ALICE
KRENGEL CASE |
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Diversity:
Mary
Jane has the experience and skill to work for a community that
welcomes the disabled, seniors, and members of ethnic minorities,
and which enforces laws prohibiting the taking of unethical and
illegal advantage of people in these protected classes;- and will
work diligently to remedy the current status quo to achieve these
equitable results.
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