As I mentioned in a previous post, the main concerns were: Trash/Parking (associated with the new tenants and the project) Property Value decrease GLBT folks with HIV movin' in.
Those were the main and repeated themes. -Brandon Lacy -Powderhorn Park >From: David Strand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Mpls] Clare Housing Affordable Housing Project and Bigotry in >Saint Anthony East >Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 22:14:28 -0700 (PDT) > >I find it rather shocking that such discriminatory >comments would be made in Minneapolis at such a >meeting. It gives you some idea of what kinds of ugly >sentiments may be lurking beneath the surface. >Obviously for the center be blocked based on these >sentiments would be illegal under federal, state, and >municipal laws and ordinances. > >Still, I find it hard to fathom that the vote would be >that slanted if the concerns were limited to the one's >outlined here. Our perhaps I am merely naive and >hopeful. Were there other concerns or issues raised >at this meeting? > >Hopeful, > >David Strand >Loring Park >--- Brandon Lacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello folks, > > > > Not to detract from this rousing beat down of > > council members who did or did > > not vote for the Iraq resolution, I thought I would > > direct your attention to > > a Minneapolis Issue of tragic implications. > > > > Recently, Clare Housing, a non-profit organization > > that builds affordable > > housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, purchased > > the King of Clubs on > > Central Avenue and Spring Street and the adjacent > > vacant lot (I believe that > > is the cross street). The intention of Clare > > Housing is to build a mixed > > income living space, with some units designated for > > low income folks and > > people living with HIV/AIDS. The building plan > > includes retail shopping > > space as well as ample green space, all of which > > were key pieces to SAE > > request for proposals. Two weeks ago, in an act of > > unmitigated bigotry, the > > Saint Anthony East Neighborhood Association (through > > the vehicle of its > > general membership) voted overwhelming to oppose the > > project. > > > > At the meeting (and at a previous meeting), the > > membership gave reasons > > ranging from not wanting "faggots" with HIV moving > > into the neighborhood to > > concerns about a rise in the amount of trash and > > parking that this project > > will certainly produce since there will be some > > low-income folks moving in. > > Others were worried about their property values > > (although they agreed with > > the project in theory...more of the not in my > > backyard syndrome). One > > elderly woman even stood up to say that she would > > prefer a Wendy's in that > > space because Wendy's provides "healthy" fast food > > not available at some > > other places (such as baked potatos). > > > > I am aware that Clare Housing has not been > > completely shut out. The MCDA and > > the housing authority will make the final decisions > > on whether or not to > > issue the permits allowing Clare Housing to build on > > the space. But, the > > vote fell along lines of 82 to 9 against the > > project. It will take a tough > > moral and ethical stand from Paul Ostrow to come > > down against this hate > > filled act. > > > > This entire situation again reminded me that not > > everyone is welcome in > > Minneapolis. It is particularly disturbing that this > > took place in North > > East Minneapolis, my childhood turf. I hope that > > Paul Ostrow will use his > > better judgement and stand up for right instead of > > the bigotry and hate so > > gleefully espoused by some of his constiuents. I > > also encourage the mayor > > and other Council members who will be part of the > > decision-making process > > surrounding the Clare Housing development project to > > back this well > > financed, well planned, and much needed development > > project. > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print > > your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! >http://sbc.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 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.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
