The question that got this thread going was this: "Has anyone disclosed how much McCafferty is paying himself in "developer's fees?" And what about the ongoing "property management fees?" "
Steve's original response, more or less, was, "You can find this stuff out; it just takes work." It would seem that MCDA gave you some of the documents related to your lawsuit but not everything you wanted. I know someone else who set out to get information from MCDA. According to that person, some documents are considered public information, others are not, and there are laws that determine the difference. The public information can be gotten by anyone, although it is a godawful amount of work. The nonpublic stuff requires subpoenas. My friend didn't run into a situation where the agency held back information that should be public. But that doesn't mean such a situation has never happened. You seem to be suggesting that you need a taxpayers' lawsuit to generate subpoenas that will get information like McCaffrey's development and property management fees. Have you (or anyone else) tried to get this information and been refused? Did they tell you it isn't public information? This has to be a fairly well-worn path for you. A person who has had lawsuits with the city probably spends a lot of time talking to lawyers and probably understands the details of this sort of thing as well as any layperson. Rosalind Nelson Bancroft, ward 8 Victoria Heller wrote: > > Steve Brandt wrote: > > "Ms. Heller seems to be having trouble with getting information that > pertains to her own financial interests." > > Ms. Heller responds: > > I usually don't respond to people who don't know what they're talking about. > But in this case, since you have the power of the press at your disposal, I > am not going to let you use it to spread lies. > > Here are the facts: > > None of my companies have had ANY financial interest in Riverside Plaza > since 1982. > > My first exposure to the dirty dealings between the MCDA and Riverside Plaza > was in 1994. Our trespass lawsuit was filed in early 1995. We won it the > first time in April of 1997 and the second time in April of 1999. We won > recovery of our legal fees in May of 2002. > > I had minor involvement in the lawsuit until my husband died in January of > 1998. > > I have nothing to gain or lose by exposing fraud. I have sold most of my > property in Minneapolis and am trying to get rid of the rest of it. > > I never make statements that I can't prove. If I can't prove something, I > pose questions. > > I'll wait for your apology. > _______________________________________ 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
