I'm not certain about this but, I understood that most of the $1.2 million had already been spent on renovation. I'm sure you can ask the West Bank Community Coalition or the NRP office for info on where and how the money was spent.
I heard some heart wrenching stories at the wake for the building - people who had been in the building in the weeks before the fire told of the beauty, the high quality of the renovation and majesty of the restored 3rd and 4th floor auditorium. John Koerner said the renovation, "took his breath away." Knowing how wonderful the auditorium was - even as it was deteriorating - in the '70s, I was in tears during those speeches at the Cedar Cultural Center. What also saddened me was that the building was still owned by the MCDA which self insures its projects so the expenses of were lost. I believe the neighborhood is still trying to convince the NRP or MCDA to share in the loss. In either event, I'd be interested in hearing from someone who knows more. Victoria Heller asked: > > Could someone tell me who to contact to find out what happened to the $1.2 > million of NRP funds that the MCDA gave to Tim Mungaven/West Bank Community > Development Corporation? The money was to be used for the redevelopment of > Dania Hall - but the building burned before any contracts were signed. The > money however is still unaccounted for. > > A couple of months ago, Mike Kaszuba from the Star Tribune wrote an article > which outlined the sequence of events, but he did not address the missing > money issue. -- In cooperation, Erik Riese Decisive Moment - Decision making services. Seward, USA: a great place to live, work, learn, and play! (some pretty good restaurants too) (612) 242-8528 (612) 724-3217 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _______________________________________ 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
