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On Wednesday 27 February 2002 02:34 pm, Annie Young wrote:
> Looking for input about the proposed Dairy Queen concession at Lake
> Harriet and Lake Calhoun. It's on the full Board park agenda Wednesday,
> March 6th. Please feel free to share thoughts and ideas on or offline,
> Annie Young
> Citywide Park Commissioner
DQ doesn't get any points from me for their cookie-requiring website
(where I went to do my research before forming a solid opinion) or the
fact that they are not a local business (although the franchise may be).
They have offices/stores all over the country (from Manhattan to LA).
This puts them in a class with other large corporations with major local
offices or headquarters here. My gut reaction is "why? aren't there any
local shops that would like this opportunity?"
And to that end, my only question is: shouldn't this be a bid process
where the best bid takes the spot? If the Harriet bandshell is going to
host a plain old private business, shouldn't the business simply tell the
Park Board how much the spot is worth to them, and the highest bidder pays
up and moves in?
If DQ has the best bid (and by best I mean "pays the most to the City")
and accepts nominal restrictions that others mention like no neon flashing
signs or other excessive "branding" of the in-park locations (basically
leave them as is) and won't use their park contract in advertising as any
sort of city endorsement then I don't see a problem with them being in
that location.
Personally I prefer the "real" ice cream to soft serve, but I think I
visit the Robbinsdale DQ just as much as I do the Harriet bandshell. I
certainly don't think DQ will (under the condition of not overbranding the
location) change the feel of the park much. In fact, it might be nice to
have a wider variety of treat choices at Lake Harriet. I'm even less
concerned about the Calhoun location, since it is so close to Uptown and
feels a lot different (to me) than Harriet.
- -Michael Libby (cleveland/north mpls, but grew up near Lake Harriet)
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