Eric Riese never has trouble parking in the central library's little lot.
I rarely find on-street parking within three blocks, whether on weekdays
or on Saturdays. I can park in the lot once out of every 30 visits. There
is usually a car or two waiting for a space to open up. I am usually
within 1/2 block when I visit a branch.
I am glad to see the Hosmer number jump up like it did.
Councilmember McDonald talks about limiting TIF to the block that the
library is on. Maybe I missed something, but surely the library itself
pays no property taxes. Wouldn't it be better, if TIF is to be used, to
apply it to an adjoining block where the library isn't the major tenant?
Maybe you can't use TIF if the building isn't within the TIF district, but
for projects for tax-exempt buildings, it seems unreasonable to limit the
district to the block that the library is on.
Bruce Gaarder
Highland Park Saint Paul
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