I will again cast my vote for the Northern League/Parade Stadium site if the Twins are evaporated, for these reasons.
1) It's already there. 2) The city owns it. Any investment required benefits our park board, our city, us. 3) Great view of downtown, walking distance to many of the cities cultural attractions. 4) Finally a use for the Guthrie parking ramp? I care about the Twins. I'll miss the thrill of the "bigs" if they're contracted, but outdoor baseball would be fantastic, even just the little Northern League. I won't miss the whiny rich guys begging us to build a new stadium. I found a lot to agree with Craig Cox's Op/Ed in the latest Observer. Particularly the sentiment that if this was such a good deal, it would have already happened. Many wealthy and shrewd business people have passed on the prospect already (so we better hop on this one right away). Why should it be left up to us to finance it? If the citizens stand to benefit so much financially, then somebody should have put the numbers out plainly in black and white. It should be pitched to us as a guaranteed investment. Otherwise forget it, we have greater needs. We can't just be funding a playground/marketplace for the rich, or our priorities are backward. Everything looks fuzzy. I already have spring fever. ConorDonnelly Waitepark W1-P1 _______________________________________ 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
