The Star Tribune article that I read about council member Cherryhomes'
reelction announcement mentioned her sheparding through the council the
major development projects, specifically mentioning Target [ $66 Million
taxpayer subsidy for an already extremely profitable for-profit
corporation to build a for-profit retail store next to its two office
towers, and in the process, destroy or displace countless small
businesses and architecturally distinctive buildings]. It would helpful
if some informed list members can put together a list of large TIF
subsidies to large developers.
It seems that the issue that can unite Minneapolis residents with
diverse interests and points-of-view is the out-of-control corporate
welfare and the city government's blatant sell-out to corporate
interests by making all of us pay for private downtown development. The
lack of affordable housing can be in large part tied to the giving away
of hundreds of millions taxpayer funds to the corporations that appear
to have bought our Mayor and most city council members.
Jordan Kushner
Powderhorn
timothy connolly wrote:
> what gives? i thought i could look forward to comments
> about the city council president's candidacy for a
> fourth term. shocked, i'm shocked!
>
> my favorite part of the strib's story was the line " a
> big part of her personal decision was the North Side
> housing development and her work on afffordable
> housing." happily i had only imbibed juice and coffee
> and no solid food when i read that.
>
> what work on affordable housing was that to which she
> was referring?
>
> was that leading the council in a 7-5 vote against
> councilman jim niland's affordable housing resolution
> which came directly out of the work done by and
> recommendations from the mayor's task force on ah?
>
> or was it her leadership in passing a watered down
> affordable housing resolution that has resulted in
> only a 3% increase in housing for those most in need,
> those whose family income is less than 30% of MMI
> (median metropolitan income) and a 79% increase in
> housing for those at 80% (MMI)?
>
> i would have thought ms cherryhomes would have pointed
> to her work on making "the block formerly known as
> block e" a showcase of inner city redevelopment in
> which we all may take great pride.
>
> enough. my nausea has passed. momentarily.
>
> tim connolly
> ward 7
>
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