Outdoor escalators - a problem. What about the proposed escalators at the Hiawatha and Lake LRT station. Is there some standard here or is another willy-nilly regulation? And although I am still on medical leave and cannot attend tonight's Planning Commission meeting I am absolutely floored that all these problems seem to arise three weeks before the Opening of the Place. Why and when will we begin to have communication lessons between everyone. Seems to me the developer should have told the planning dept. and MCDA and others that these changes were critical for getting tenants. Come on folks - this is not rocket science - it is about talking to each other and keeping abreast of the situation. Annie Young constantly amazed at how we the taxpayers keep getting screwed over and over one way or the other by developers - yes, it is gross! East Phillips
At 06:56 AM 7/8/02 -0700, Terrell Brown wrote: >A couple of things stuck out in reading the Block E article in Sunday's >Strib. > >The outdoor escalator. The article tells us that the "State Building >Inspector" wouldn't allow an outdoor escalator. Although the article >didn't tell us, the implication was that state building code doesn't >allow it. > >Did no one at MCDA, which has its name prominently, displayed on signs >around the project, bother to check the state building code to see if >such a thing was allowed? > >Why aren't they allowed? Is it a safety issue related to snow and ice? > The only place that I can think of where I've seen outdoor escalators >is Vegas, not much snow and ice there. > >The restrooms and first floor hallway. Now, I haven't read the >contracts, so I don't know if this stuff was really written in or if >someone is bluffing. But, IF it was written in and if it is really >considered to be important, why didn't anyone bother to look at change >orders or for any other clue that there isn't a hallway or public >restrooms in a nearly completed building? Was there really no >communication between MCDA, the City of Minneapolis and the builder? >Doesn't the Inspections Department occasionally show up to see that >what is being built is what is supposed to be built? (or is this >something the FBI agents over at City Hall should look into <g>?) > >Speaking of police, today's Strib talks about the redesigned Police >Civilian Review Authority. It has the mayor saying: "Under no >circumstances can we come to the City Council with a budget that high." > That high being a number starting at $318,000 depending on the option. > Is 1/10th of 1 percent of the Police Department budget really too much >to spend to make sure they aren't doing what they shouldn't be? > > > >Terrell Brown >Loring Park >terrell at terrellbrown dot org > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free >http://sbc.yahoo.com >_______________________________________ >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 _______________________________________ 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
