There were and are lots of questions about Target (or any business)
sponsoring a public school. It would have been nice to air that debate years
ago. List members may remember a cover article on the topic in City Pages (or
was is the Reader?) when the school opened.
But none of those questions should affect thinking about TIF.
Target has no legal or moral responsibility to continue to sponsor the
school. It was, from the start, a service to its employees, with some
significant external benefits.
Mill City Montessori was generally seen as an first-rank school, so it would
be worthwhile to keep its staff and program together.
Wanna bash Target or its TIF victory, fine. But this is not the hammer.
Dennis Schapiro
Linden Hills
