On Sun, 11 November 2001, "Walt Cygan" wrote: "Mark Snyder wrote: 'Assuming an annual attendance of 2 million fans...' >From http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml:
The average annual attendance for the Twins over the last 10 years was just a shade under 1.5 million,..." I too will commend Mark Snyder for his efforts but agree with Walt's sentiments that given the attitudes seen thus far, I doubt baseball's or the business communities willingness to put out the funds supposedly needed. I've said it before and will again. It's immensely ironic that the business community is so quick to chant "less government, less taxes, free market" when there's talk of public investment in social programs but have no problem going to the trough when they're the recipients (and I'd argue far less needy ones). I also will strenuously argue to my dying breath that businesspeople smart enough, talented enough, and having enough resources to make the immense wealth they have DO HAVE the ability to build a stadium themselves. The reality is they're smart enough, talented enough, and have enough resources to know that it's not a wise investment. Hence, let someone else pay for it. Gary Bowman 1-1 Sincerely, Gary Bowman, Jr. 2600 Taylor Street Northeast Minneapolis, MN 55418 --------------------------------------------------- Get your free web based email from Crosswalk.com: http://mail.crosswalk.com _______________________________________ 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
