Doug Grow takes some shots, fair and unfair, at Minneapolis leadership's conduct during the stadium debate.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/2848617.html Grow examines a lot of canards and is usually pretty good at puncturing them. But he lets this quote from Tommy Osthoff go unchallenged: "I think Minneapolis and Hennepin County have more lobbyists over here than the rest of the state combined," Osthoff said. "They're always claiming that everything that's happening on their side of the river is regional. Everything else in the state is local and some of us just get tired of that." What a crock. The state didn't pay for the Convention Center - unarguably an asset of regional significance - the city did. The state didn't pay for the Metrodome - it was a local bar tax and a user fee. Target Center? Aside from a $750,000 state annual payment, all financed by Minneapolis. Meanwhile, St. Paul has the state-financed Science Museum, Children's Museum, and Xcel Arena, which has beaucoup state bucks. But Minneapolis's Planetarium? Sorry, pay for it yourself. At least when it comes to major education/entertainment thingies, the Capitol City has us whupped. So at least in this "regional" competition, it seems to me Minneapolis has reason to whine, at least compared to Osthoff's St. Paul. What I am missing? David Brauer King Field _______________________________________ 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
