When the feds conveyed Little Earth of United Trives housing to the Indians a few
years ago, it was with the stipulation that they could not use the land to build a
casino--this I never understood because had the Indians been able to build a
casino, it would have improved their lives a bunch. So, if the ballpark is going
to be at Hi-Lake (no wonder they wanted the shopping center deep sixed), then the
Indians should get first dubbies on a casino--spread the wealth around! But the
poop should go to the boxes to fertilize the wealthy--they skim the cream from
everything else, why not here?
Wizard Marks, Central
Scott McGerik wrote:
> Craig Miller wrote:
>
> > 'bout time!!!
> >
> > How about on W. Broadway and the River. Broadway Pizza Can charge me $40.00
> > for a pizza. Tony Jaro's can charge me $6.00 for a "Greeny". Close
> > access to I-94, River view. Few homeowners to complain (Sorry Fran
> > Guminga). This will accelerate residential renewal on the river. Connect
> > it up with the parkways and downtown. Maybe low buck ferry rides from
> > parking lots on the other side (Northeast) side of the river. Bars on both
> > sides hit a gusher, Washington Avenue gets an adrenaline shot. This sounds
> > better with each beer and at bat.
>
> Wow! What a great place and great idea! I drive past that location on
> a daily basis (I live in north Minneapolis) and it seems to be mostly
> industrial scrapyards with a few abandoned buildings and lots. I
> believe a ballpark at that location would be a great way to revitalize
> that area and bring a wonderful amenity to north Minneapolis.
>
> For ballpark designs, maybe the park could be situated so that the
> river would be beyond center field so that many of the spectators
> could look out onto the river or maybe orient the park so that the
> spectators could look onto downtown. Also, I would like to see a park
> built with a retractable roof. The roof would be kept open during good
> weather and closed during rainy weather. I heard of a stadium with a
> retractable roof, which when closed, sat above the stadium, somewhat
> like an umbrella, so that even when the roof was closed, spectators
> could still see outside and did not have a closed in feeling like they
> do with the Metrodome. (I hope I am making sense with my description).
>
> What do I have to do to get the ballpark built there?
>
> Scott McGerik
> Ward 3
> Hawthorne
> Minneapolis
> www.visi.com/~scottlm/
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