Carol writes: > Mr. Brauer is incorrect in the following statement: > > > In June 1999, the council voted on its most important recent stadium > > resolution. The resolution called for a city partnership with Hennepin > > County that would pay for a new downtown stadium and a host of other > > sports and non-sports projects through a half-cent countywide sales tax. > > The resolution that the City voted for never said anything of this sort. It > did not:: > > 1) call for a city/county partnership > 2) call for a county-wide sales tax > > The resolution adopted by the City Council never said one word about a > partnership or about a half-cent sales tax. The resolution adopted by the > City Council simply said the City was directing staff to sit down with > County staff and develop options. It endorsed no plan. > > It is not surprising to me that Mr. Brauer believes the statement that he > just made because there was a group of individuals who got together who put > together a list of mistruths, including this one, and then repeated them > using multiple venues until people believed them. > > Doing so is a violation of campagin law. I have been supoenaed by a Grand > Jury to testify in an investigation of this matter. If persons are found > guilty, they can be convicted of a gross misdemeanor and a candidate who > benefitted could lose their election certifciate.
Sorry I didn't specify my source. It was the Star Tribune. The two Strib stories archived at: http://www.savetheminnesotatwins.com/articles/6.26.99.html (description of resolution, 14th paragraph) http://www.savetheminnesotatwins.com/articles/6.12.99.html (Johnson's comment is midway down). The info was not from A City for Neighbors, as Carol implies but does not plainly say. She assumed that I relied upon a political source governed by campaign-law requirements. In this, she is the one who is incorrect. I encourage people to read both stories for context and decide whether Barb Johnson and Paul Ostrow could be considered stadium backers or not. David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.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
