A press release regarding the status of the clock was released on Sept. 18. The clock has not functioned since August 29. The gears of the clock were damaged when they slipped out of alignment. The company that services the City Hall clock, A. H. Verdin of Cincinnati, has found a sub-contractor who has agreed to retool the gears as spare parts are no longer readily available. The Municipal Building Commission that operates the City Hall and Courthouse is awaiting word from the A. H. Verdin as to when the parts will be available. The recent disruption in air traffic following the tragic events in NYC and Washington, DC, also contributed to the delay in finding someone to work on the spare parts.
Since the press release, we have had several reports on the air, in print and on TV. David Hawley of the Pioneer Press also visited City Hall and the clock tower and wrote a wonderful piece on the clock. If you are able to find a copy of the Pioneer Press at a local library, check out the pictures taken by their staff photographer. Please click on the link below and read about a unique treasure amidst us. http://www.pioneerplanet.com/seven-days/fri/news/docs/139743.htm Loki Anderson writes : I haven't seen anyone address this yet (although I have about four hundred emails that I haven't read yet...and am about to do a Mass Purge!) but is the fact that the clock on City Hall hasn't worked in nearly a month related somehow to the renovations taking place in the council chambers? _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
