In today's StarTribune is an article titled "Council endorses stadium study, establishes working group", which can be found at http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi?template=sports_a_cache&slug=stad03 While reading the article, I was dismayed to read that, when Jim Niland wished to make it clear that the stadium must be completely privately funded, Paul Ostrow and Jackie Cherryhomes accused him of politicizing the issue. First off, of course it is a political issue! Any action the City Council takes is a political issue! Ostrow and Cherryhomes are as guilty of politicizing the issue as is Niland. Secondly, I am not convinced that spending any money on the stadium issue is a wise use of money when I believe that the basic infrastructure of this city, such as street maintainance and garbage clean up, need to be improved and the issue of affordable housing needs to be addressed. Also, considering how Mayor Sayles Belton wishes to cut city services and raise taxes at the same time, it would be good for the city to put its foot down and say "We will not spend a dime on a ballpark until we get our financial situation in order." I commend Jim Niland for his efforts to protect the city taxpayers and I commend Lisa McDonald and Lisa Goodman for supporting him. As for the Mayor and the rest of the City Council, you are welcome to spend your own money, but please do not spend my tax dollars on a ballpark for the Twins. Scott McGerik Hawhthorne Minneapolis http://www.visi.com/~scottlm/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
