ICE OUT in Pine Island!
August 22nd, 2018
Amazing. Tonight the Pine Island City Council reversed its position and rescinded it’s previous Resolution in support of the ICE detention center proposed for Elk Run area of Pine Island. YES!
KAAL – The City of Pine Island Rescinds Support for ICE Detention Facility
KIMT – Pine Island changes its mind on an ICE detention center
Here’s the Resolution rescinding the previous Resolution:
Here’s the original Resolution of support, boilerplate language from the proposed developers:
It’s DONE, for now. It could come back, but methinks they understand that we’re ready! Methinks they know what to expect if they try again!
NO ICE! Pine Island City Council meeting last night
July 18th, 2018
I should have gone up in the front row and captured the smirk on the Mayor’s face through almost all of the meeting. Was he nervous and feeling the heat, or was he dismissive of everyone who showed up? Showed up for what? For the Pine Island City Council meeting, the first one after City Council meeting where they voted to approve a resolution of support for Management and Training Corporation’s 640 bed ICE detention facility.
Here’s Alan Muller’s comment:
FULL meeting link — City says their site is broken so they posted it HERE – CITY FB PAGE
Here’s the Post Bulletin on the meeting:
Crowd weighs in on potential Pine Island ICE facility
The ICE request for proposals:
Immigration Detention Services Multiple Areas of Responsibility
All in a day’s work… AFCL rocks!
July 16th, 2018
WOW! Who knew this many people would turn out, well, after all, it is Association of Freeborn County Landowners, talk about an active, thriving bunch! What an incredible job of organizing, lining up live auction donations, oh, and making pudding shots… ja, I’m an old fart, jello shots bring back memories, but pudding? This group has shown up, and worked together to be heard — each and every one of you has made the difference in this groundbreaking challenge to Freeborn Wind’s application. Keep up the good work! And thank you!!!
And of course, the satellite office:
This morning, pelicans on the lake! How cool is that! This is the view out the office window:
And it took 2+ years, but I think I’ve finally got the camper kitchen figured out. Before last trip added the Camp Chef stove, and this trip, added a table for the stove, and Alan made leg extensions for the prep table, and voila, a workable kitchen! Everything in its place and a place for everything.
p.s. phone signal is great!
Say NO to ICE detention in Pine Island
July 8th, 2018
No ICE detention in Pine Island!
July 1st, 2018
Fair use from Rolling Stone
Next Pine Island City Council meeting: 7/17 at 7!
City Council Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm on the 2nd floor of City Hall. City Council Meetings can be viewed here.
In New York Times:
All over U.S., Local Officials Cancel Deals to Detain Immigrants
The ICE request for proposals:
Immigration Detention Services Multiple Areas of Responsibility
Request_for_Information_Multiple_AOR_2017_Final.pdf Summary-of-Responses-to-October-2017-ICE
Pine Island – Proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement in which Pine Island says:
Right…
Let Pine Island know what you think about an ICE detention facility:
Mayor Rod Steele <rodamic49@hotmail.com>, Jerry Vettel <tarboxgv@gmail.com>, Jason Johnson <jacareaz3@gmail.com>, Mike Hildenbrand <hildenbrand.mike@gmail.com>, David Friese <davidfriese.cityofpineisland@gmail.com>, City Administrator <david.todd@ci.pineisland.mn.us>, Finance-Account Clerk <carol.krueger@ci.pineisland.mn.us>, Economic Development Director <pieda@bevcomm.net>
Some recent articles:
Should Pine Island stay in the discussion for ICE detention center?
Our View: ICE looks at Pine Island for detention center
Pine Island Looked at as Potential Site for ICE Detention Center
How one Minn. town is weighing the morals and economics of immigrant detention
