Dyna Sluyter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A new pro sports stadium? No problem! All the billionaire owners have to
do is wander down to the permit office in City of Lakes building and I'm
sure they'll set 'em up with the proper paperwork.
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[KB] Agreed. No public funds for projects that private folks can build.
Nothing has ever prevented Messrs. Pohlad, McCombs, et al. from building
themselves a stadium of their dreams.
It's not too late for the Minneapolis City Council to get off the
subsidizing track and for the Legislature to stop wasting any more time on
the public dime to talk about stadium funding. Just say "No!".
And, as a letter in today's Sunday Stribune points out
(http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=84017325 ), a
person can be in favor of pro baseball staying here and also be anti-public
funding of stadia.*
--Ken Bearman, King Field
11-1, 60B, HC 3, CD5
* If the letter disappears, here it is:
Not anti-baseball
When I see letters like "Lead-off lemming" (April 15), I shake my head at
the lack of understanding that stadium proponents display toward the
opposition. Just because someone is against public financing for a private
business (Twins) doesn't mean they are anti-baseball.
I agree that the Twins need a new stadium. The Vikings do as well. I just
cannot figure out why no one looks at private financing. I would be the
first to pledge $1,000 to a private effort to keep the Twins here because I
love professional sports. But I will fight any effort to spend state tax
dollars against my will.
I agree there is an economic benefit from a new stadium financed with public
money. But I would argue that there would be a greater economic benefit by
spending that money helping a number of smaller businesses expand. The
problem is, where would you stop?
Most teams in baseball could finance a stadium if players' salaries were
half what they are. I realize the Twins are at a disadvantage, but it's the
fault of Major League Baseball, not taxpayers.
I know Red McCombs wouldn't even consider asking Texas to build him a new
car dealership. I don't know why he loses his pride once he buys a football
team.
-- Tom Hawkins, Fairmont, Minn.
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