David Brauer, er the List Manager, asked who could override the veto and if it is the Park Board what was the percentage of their vote in favor of funding the project.
If I recall correctly the only vote in opposition to the Park Board action was that of Vivian Mason. If that is the case it would seem likely the Park Board has the votes to override the Mayor's veto. Assuming the Mayor can count as well as others and assuming he did not turn around anyone on the Park Board's thinking in private budget talks preceding this veto who might vote to sustain, one then has to wonder why he would veto. Normally politicians like their vetoes upheld. In this case it doesn't matter. Either way the Mayor comes out looking good. Already we've seen voices of praise on this list. Imagine the real praise we could heap on him if his opinion had prevailed upon the Park Board in private negotiations. As it is it just looks like self aggrandizement to me. I bet that's not how the editors of the Strib see it though. Look for a fawning editorial soon. Tim Connolly Downtown __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.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
