Oh, come on City Council members, lighten up! This morning's paper carried a story about a Council Committee's rejection to participating in the Snowmen statue program for some reasons I truly didn't understand. Now as a person who has had "Statue Envy" of St. Paul because of their wonderful program with the Peanuts characters, I thought this statewide Snowman Statue program would surely be one that Minneapolis could embrace. But nooooooo, this Council sees it differently.
Okay, the statues aren't great art, but for a City that brought you some pretty ugly buildings, is art really its strong suit? So if the Council doesn't like the Snowmen, how about coming up with a program that will give residents a sense of pride and perhaps a chance to smile now and again. Given the Council's penchant for losing lawsuits, I suspect if the Snowmen organize and hire a good lawyer (Frosty), they could probably win too. Jan Del Calzo Lynnhurst _______________________________________ 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
