----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] "Council member charges untoward coercion on I35W ramps"
> > > > Hennepin County Commissioner Peter > > McLaughlin urged officials to support the project, saying there had been a > > "handshake deal," an obligation to corporations to make the project > happen. > > > > McLaughlin, who spoke at Thursday's meeting after Lilligren, didn't > > directly respond. But he said afterward that Lilligren keeps changing his > > account of what McLaughlin told him and "is just making the stuff up." > > > > > > Lilligren also alleged that Mayor R.T. Rybak and Council President Paul > > Ostrow pressed him to sign a letter seeking state funding for the project > > when they attended a Virginia emergency preparedness meeting early this > > year. He said he was told that several council members wouldn't sign > unless > > he did. > > > > Lilligren said that when he refused, Rybak told him "commitments were > > made," and Lilligren replied, "Not by me." > > > > Rybak called Lilligren's allegation of pressure ludicrous. He added, "For > > many months I've been trying to get a sense of where Robert is at on this > > very complicated project. When he's backed into a corner, he tends to make > > comments that don't have a lot of root in reality, so I'm not sure what > > he's talking about." > > (KF) From my perspective the Mayor, the president of the city council and a > county commissioner all appear to be questioning Robert Lilligren's > credibility. I have to say that I have a difficult time with the Mayor's > credibility when I think about how he campaigned on no public money for the > stadium and after he is elected he supports public money for the stadium. > > I would hope that I could trust what my elected officials tell me me > however I am growing > more and more suspicious of the process and the people who are part of the > process. > > Thank you again Councilmember Lilligren for speaking out for the interests > of the people who are not privy to the back room deals. > > Karen Forbes > Central > > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
