Dore Mead wrote: > In response to Mr. FitzGerald's request, please note that the Cub Foods store > on 60th received NO subsidy from the City of Minneapolis or any other level of > government. The store even paid for the "Public Works" additions needed to > accommodate the store, such as some of the adjacent traffic lights. > > While eligible for State funding, the developer of Cub paid out of his own > pocket the costs of environmental clean-up for the site. That work continues > -- that's what goes on in the funky little building at the western edge of the > parking lot. Hopefully that work will finally be completed in the > not-too-distant future.
I hope that our current representatives will take note of this example. Profitable business don't need government subsidies. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
