May I refer readers of the list to Scott Russell's article detailing Brian Rice's cozy relationship with the Park Board and our current Commissioners...
http://www.southwestjournal.com/archives/index.inn?loc=detail&doc=/2002/ July/08-3020-news01.txt "Many Park Board members get a big chunk of their campaign war chest from lawyer Brian Rice and his associates. Rice's firm earns more than $400,000 doing Park Board legal work. Is there a conflict? Six of nine sitting Park Board members received 13 percent or more of their 2001 fundraising from Rice and his connections. One, Ed Solomon, received 40 percent of his fundraising from Rice's group. " Vivian Mason turned down Rice's funding offers and is strongly against the purchase of office space. The other Commissioners are in favor (with John Erwin switching after the Mayor's veto). Coincidence? Conflict of interest? KtW> ---------------------------- Kurt Waltenbaugh ECCO, Ward 10 Park Board 6-->4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Parks not Parking Lots! Ball fields not Board Rooms! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Brian Rice Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 2:34 PM To: 'David Brauer'; 'Mpls list' Subject: RE: [Mpls] Board of Estimate announces move to Lyndale Farmstead Over 200 years ago well before the internet and the Minneapolis Forum, Alexander Pope wrote "A little learning is a dangerous thing". How profoundly prescience. _______________________________________ 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
