With regards to Tom Leighton's point of view on the City Planning Commission
meeting, it is apparent that Mr. Leighton is not a politician nor was it his
focus to observe the different commissioners behavior and conduct during the
meeting. I respect Mr. Leighton's opinion on his observations, but certainly
he did not see what McDonald was doing during his presentation of the
project. He may also not have seen through the fine lines as I did being an
audience member. I stand by my observations and for many of us who know
McDonald's tactics during meetings will agree with me. In fact, a few years
ago Pres. Cherryholmes received several complaints about McDonald's conduct
and behavior during public meetings. This prompted Pres. Cherryholmes to
take action against McDonald. The was an action in place amongst the council
to have McDonald removed as chair of the Zoning and Planning committee.
However, it did not pass. I understand that there have been ongoing
complaints from Mpls citizens since that time about McDonald's behavior
(verbal and non-verbal).
With regards to Karen Forbes email claiming that I do not follow up on
what I say I'm going to do, I resent that false statement. As we all know,
actions speak louder than words and I have never failed to complete a
project as I said I would do. (If you feel the need to refer to the Artist
Housing Project, it was only an idea and a study. But after not receiving
the consent of the neighborhood it did not proceed into a development)
Karen seems to think that I promised I would have certain businesses and
affordable housing in the 4th and Lake building I purchased from the MCDA. I
invite anyone to examine the contract between me and the MCDA and you will
find that Karen's accusations are untrue.
The 4th and Lake building was sitting virtually vacant for over 5 years
before I purchased it. Within 45 days of purchasing the building, it had
full occupancy on the upper and lower levels. In fact, there are more
residents now living in the affordable units upstairs than when I got the
building. Let's get the facts straight.
Basim Sabri
Developer
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