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In response to R.T.Rybaks thoughts about rural areas looking to Minneapolis,
I just completed a construction job on the Minot Air Force base in North
Dakota and can confirm what a draw we are to those areas. When you speak of
the "cities" in Minot, they know you are not talking about Bismarck or Fargo.
The obvious big draws mentioned for visiting are the Mall, Vikings games and
visiting family. I talked to several carpenters as the job ended to see what
they would be doing. When they said they had not lined up work yet I told
them about the need for carpenters in the cities. The pay they were receiving
up there is about $12 to $16 for the most experienced carpenters. Pay for
those individuals would be approximately double in the cities, with plenty of
work. None of the individuals I talked to wanted to come here. The reasons
were many, from the area is too big and too busy, to they didn't feel it was
a good area to raise kids. The ones who had family down here said they lived
out in suburbs.
When our project manager came to visit his niece (and shop at the mall),
they asked for some good ethnic restaurants to try. We took them to El Meson
on 34th and Lyndale which they loved, and the next night they took their
niece to Christos on 26th and Nicollet. We heard later their niece and
husband thought they were crazy to go into that neighborhood. Happy to report
they convinced them to try it and the evening was enjoyed by all.
From the people we worked with I agree that although race issues and crime
were mentioned, there were more comments about the pace of life, the heavy
traffic and the lack of open space. Unless you have ever driven to Minot, you
will not understand what open space is.
Bob Gustafson, 13th
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<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=2>In response to R.T.Rybaks thoughts about
rural areas looking to Minneapolis, <BR>I just completed a construction job on the
Minot Air Force base in North <BR>Dakota and can confirm what a draw we are to those
areas. When you speak of <BR>the "cities" in Minot, they know you are not talking
about Bismarck or Fargo. <BR>The obvious big draws mentioned for visiting are the
Mall, Vikings games and <BR>visiting family. I talked to several carpenters as the job
ended to see what <BR>they would be doing. When they said they had not lined up work
yet I told <BR>them about the need for carpenters in the cities. The pay they were
receiving <BR>up there is about $12 to $16 for the most experienced carpenters. Pay
for <BR>those individuals would be approximately double in the cities, with plenty of
<BR>work. None of the individuals I talked to wanted to come here. The reasons
<BR>were many, from the area is too big and too busy, to they didn't f!
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eel it was <BR>a good area to raise kids. The ones who had family down here said they
lived <BR>out in suburbs.
<BR> When our project manager came to visit his niece (and shop at
the mall), <BR>they asked for some good ethnic restaurants to try. We took them
to El Meson <BR>on 34th and Lyndale which they loved, and the next night they took
their <BR>niece to Christos on 26th and Nicollet. We heard later their niece and
<BR>husband thought they were crazy to go into that neighborhood. Happy to report
<BR>they convinced them to try it and the evening was enjoyed by all.
<BR> From the people we worked with I agree that although race issues and
crime <BR>were mentioned, there were more comments about the pace of life, the heavy
<BR>traffic and the lack of open space. Unless you have ever driven to Minot, you
<BR>will not understand what open space is.
<BR>
<BR>Bob Gustafson, 13th</FONT></HTML>
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