David Piehl wrote: > >Further - Tom Johnson is a lobbyist, I don't think > he denies it, so it's interesting that Wizard does.
WizardMarks responded: Johnson says he is not a lobbyist and you're the only person with an interest in calling him a liar on that point. David Piehl Responds: I don't know if or why Tom Johnson would have spoken to Wizard about his status as a lobbyist, or what he might have said. However, as someone pointed out off-list, the state website DOES LIST TOM JOHNSON AS A LOBBYIST; here is the link: > http://www.cfboard.state.mn.us/lobby/lobbassc.html#J I think the fact that the county hired a lobbyist rather than a community organizer says a great deal about the project and the intended outcome; the fact that the lobbyist was originally hired by the local corporations standing to benefit the most from the project says even more. As to Wizards assertion that the freeway is about jobs; isn't that the same argument that was used to convince the small towns to accept hazardous waste facilities? Sometimes the price is not worth the so-called reward. $150 million could do a whole heck of a lot more than re-design a few ramps - for example, as one listmember pointed out off-list, it could FUND THE NRP EIGHT TIMES OVER! It could subsidize 2.5 Target buildings - talk about jobs!! Critical analysis is a good thing! David Piehl Central __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.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
