I suspect most big givers give big because they expect to get back big.
Records show they often succeed. Most of the money for higher offices
comes in big batches from the richest 1% of the population, and records
show they usually get it back at least 100 to 1. Paid for by the official
out of our
On 12/5/05 4:27 PM, David Brauer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I'm not intimately familiar with Hiawatha's development plan, in
general, I support greater density in transportation corridors, though
that's not a blank check since the devil is so often in the details.
However, my views
Has anyone ever pushed for a blind trust idea for campaign contributions
over a certain amount?
Elected officials often set up blind trusts in personal investments/estates
... sure some very creative people could get around it (conversations at
cocktail fundraisers, a whisper in the ear of the
We shouldnt minimize the reality that contributions from developers to
government officials can create a conflict of interest.
But as to Klodts development of the Hiawatha Flats site, contributions aside,
is, in my view and the view of many residents, the wrong type of development
for the Tiro
Tony S. asks:
I believe the density of the Klodt development is good. I am not
commenting on the
design. I would like to note that several commentators have suggested
opposition
to the R-5 zoning, which I believe is consistent with the planning study
of the
area. I would appreciate hearing
David Brauer writes: However, my views aren't that important in the current
discussion; I think the views of the neighbors and elected and appointed
officials matter much more.
You are so correct David. Development should always include the residents
of a neighborhood as much as possible.
As I mentioned last november, there were several issues of importance to the
community and the planning department...not just height but the massing
or wall like appearance of the project, the increase of parking from l.0 to
a bump of l.2, feeling by more than one that the 46th street transit
Cheryl Luger writes:
the Hiawatha flats
architecture looks like the stuff I saw in USSR in '62 and Tito
Jugoslavia...Stalinist (I believe one commissioner referred to it as
eastern
european)...more acceptance if it didn't look like a wall?.
The Georgian reference jogged a memory: With the
We also should drop the innuendo about campaign
donations. This only divides the
community. I think it is too bad this development
came up in an election campaign.
The Klodt development on East 46th Street (which
came up more than a year ago) was able to pass
neighborhood support.
It's
Tony Scallon writes:
We also should drop the innuendo about campaign donations. This only
divides the
community.
I'm sympathetic to the concerns about reckless innuendo, but I don't think
that's the case in this particular example. A developer gave 10 grand to an
effort that was largely
, December 04, 2005 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Mpls] Hiawatha Flats
Tony Scallon writes:
We also should drop the innuendo about campaign donations. This only
divides the
community.
I'm sympathetic to the concerns about reckless innuendo, but I don't think
that's the case
TONY SCALLON wrote:
Let's try to deal with the real issues. ... Concentrating on the election
donations takes away from the
most important issue: the development of the corridor I would appreciate hearing from Mr. Brauer his views on development in the Hiawatha corridor.
Looks to me
I have to say, get used to it because city council members and the planning
commission do whatever they want.
We just had a SUPER Super America built in our neighborhood. We were told
that it would be good for the development of Lake Street. It is suburban size
and didn't need to be so
I am a first time contributor to this forum.
I just cant seem to give up keeping the spotlight on Klodt Development and the
Hiawatha Flats project that has caused so much concern in many neighborhoods
along light rail and the Longfellow Corridor. The Planning Commission recently
denied
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