What the voters said was that they didn't want the city to spend more than $10 million on getting a new stadium. That's not the same as not wanting a stadium built in Minneapolis, if a stadium is going to be built somewhere. As RT said last night, (paraphrasing) it will be millions less expensive to build a stadium in Minneapolis because other sites will have infrastructure costs, and in Minneapolis the infrastructure is already in place. If a stadium bill passes, all things being equal, wouldn't we rather have the spending and the jobs in Minneapolis? Moreover, don't we want to be conservative with the public purse?
I'd like to set whether or not a stadium SHOULD be built aside, I think the list has debated that ad nauseum. (capital letters not meant to shout, just for clarity) We know there will be a push to build a stadium in Minneapolis, RT said so last night. We also know that the leader of the effort will be Opat, of Hennepin County, not RT. What I'm interested in knowing is whether or not there is any activity going on right now either with legislators or municipalities in Hennepin County to lay the groundwork to get the stadium built in Minneapolis. And, if so, what? I don't think it's too early. Those of us who want the stadium to be built in Minneapolis should be contacting our legislators right now. Barbara Nelson Burnsville Recently of Minneapolis, and, God willing, future Minneapolitan _______________________________________ 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
