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On Saturday 09 March 2002 08:47 am, kim bartmann wrote:
> Thanks to lisa mcdonald for mentioning BLB along with d'amico. I'd love
> to see a little patio on the lake where I could have some rose wine and
> a nice snack, and that would definitely make a 'concession' more able to
> make a profit. On the other hand, as we say in just about any business,
I agree, wine and a snack would be excellent. But wouldn't it be better if
it were just legal for us to bring our own wine to the park (and what if I
prefer a martini or a certain kind of beer with my snack)? If it were me,
I might also bring some cheese and crackers and maybe some fruit and have
a picnic. As far as I know, everything on my ideal picnic list is legal to
take to the park except the wine. Am I wrong?
If I'm not, then with a different law, I might also be able to have my
picnic in a park closer to my house. This means less driving around town
and less crowding at Lake Harriet or Calhoun. After all, for me to get to
Lake Calhoun I end up driving several miles and past a bunch of parks. If
I am wrong, please let me know... I'll be having a lot more picnics this
summer! :)
One or two licensed cafes (as a substitute for legalizing the drinking of
wine in parks) seems to ensure that only a few citizens will have this
luxury by restricting it to choice locations where less poor people live
and then further restricting access based on ability to afford the cafe's
prices?
I'm also concerned that public money will be used to provide an excellent
business opportunity without fully recouping the expenses the public
incurred to provide it. Doesn't the park budget, which maintains the
beaches and trails (the reason people are at these lakes), come from
taxes? And the buildings that would house this business (or even the
not-DQ ice cream shop) were built using tax revenues, weren't they? How
will we even know when the City has been properly compensated for the use
of such a location?
- -Michael Libby, Cleveland/North Minneapolis
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