In the Z&P meeting today regarding the JADT developemtn - Did anyone besides me find it odd that for awhile there it looked like nobody on the committee was going to make a motion about approving the permit and plans. It seemed that Joe Biernat and the old team of cronies managed to paint Mr. Ostrow in a corner (who clearly had his doubts about doing the right thing). Joan Campbell and Dore Mead kept mumbling about come on Paul show some leadership. What I saw was ugly. Of a six-person committee one person was out of the country, four others are not around after January 1st and didn't want their name on this "boondoogle" so that left Paul all by himself. And then when they voted a couple of folks abstained adding fuel to the already burning fire.
I kept throwing out a flag about "why couldn't they table the motion for 3 months?" I heard Joan mumble "we can't do that." For some reason I did not get to speak although I thought I had signed up on the speaker's list. But I am still befuddled by all of this and actually very pissed. I want to know why lots of us didn't know that piece of property was ready to go up for sale. As a Park Commisioner it would have been my duty to do everything I could have to get hold of that property... but you know what folks, I never knew that property was available until the development plan was presented by Mr. Baylor. In my opinion, yes things are rotten in Denmark on this project and I plan to search for some answers. I still want that piece of land for the citizens of Minneapolis and I mean all 7 acres. For the moment, a very upset Park Commissioner about losing a piece of land today (and not even to affordable housing so I could at least be not quite so upset). More fancy townhomes on the River - nice, but gag me with a spoon. But who am I? Annie Young Ward 6 Phillips _______________________________________ 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
