Frankly, it looks like the library didn't want to give on any of it's program AND wants the presentation of the building as a city statement as many others had wanted. So they are asking for more from the people without demonstrating flexibility within their own needs. This is the kind of bureaucracy that scares people - hold on to your pocket books. ;-)
The much more plausible plan would have been for the library to give a little on it's program and create a grand plaza perhaps paired with the planetarium on the south block. This would have left a great feature to spur redevelopment on at least three blocks around it. A park/plaza on the north block with wide speeding streets, Washington and Hennepin, on two sides and no chance of redevelopment around on adjacent blocks is unwise. Russ Peterson R u s s e l l W. P e t e r s o n Saint Michael, Minnesota [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________ "You can only fly if you stretch your wings." _______________________________________ 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
