No doubt all the criticism about the MPRB spending a couple mil for its new digs on the riverfront is valid, especially in view of cut backs for other park needs. I could spit out a paragraph or two of criticism myself.
However, as a laborer in the vineyard of upper river redevelopment for a long time, I am happy to see a public entity take ownership of another parcel along the upper river corridor and use it for something that will enhance our community. Most of the publicly owned parcels in the upper corridor are undeveloped parks, thin ribbons of grass and asphalt, a garbage transfer station and the Upper Harbor Terminal. The exception is the newly dedicated North Mississippi Regional Park and Interpretive Center, which should be a model for all other riverfront development. Public agencies have missed opportunities to acquire several large and small parcels along the upper river corridor over the past few years. This current purchase is one that will not be rolled over to another industrial use. So I am endorsing the move of the MPRB to our part of town and the acquisition of one more parcel that will move our communities closer to what south Minneapolis residents have enjoyed for decades along their riverfront and the lakes. Fran Guminga Bottineau _______________________________________ 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
