I see a fundamental problem with community ownership - as far as I know, Baseball league rules do not allow a team to be owned by a publically traded corp. Correct me if I am wrong, please.
> What is St. Paul doing differently > that they can avoid an increase in property taxes again bringing their > string of years without an increase to what? 9 years? What do they do > differently than Minneapolis? > Go to downtown St. Paul and find out. It's virtually a ghost town. Several shopping centers have gone completely vacant down under Norm's "leadership". They almost lost Daytons (Hudsons, Marshall Fields whoever they are now). Food courts have all but vanished. I think an effective anti-Norm commercial would simply show timelapse photography of the World Trade Center in St. Paul. "Before Norm" (bustling). "After Norm" (empty). "Do you want him to do this to Minnesota? to America?" Robert Schmid Central Neighborhood Candidate for Hennepin Soil & Water Board, District 2 Green Party Endorsed http://www.raptor.net/~rschmid _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
