We could apply that logic to a lot of things in the city, Vicky. Too bad we don't seem to do so often enough.
Gary Bowman Audubon Park --- Victoria Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From today's Minneapolis Observer...... > > City officials, claiming the theater was engaging in > land speculation, > encouraged the Guthrie to renegotiate the deal. > "This is a public-private > partnership building this theater, and in order to > be partners, you have to > look at everyone else's interests and weigh that > against your own," said > Seventh Ward Council Member Lisa Goodman. "While > they would've liked to > have acted as a land broker and banked that land and > made a profit off of > it, they realized that there was a public interest > in keeping their faith > with the citizens of Minneapolis and not taking more > than they needed." > > [VH] Nice work Councilmember Goodman. Sincerely. > > Even though we're still subsidizing the elite > theater crowd, at least you > didn't let the Guthrie pocket a profit on our > generous gift. Thanks for > stopping the insult that usually goes with the > injury. > > NOW - can we apply this logic to housing developers > too? It would be a big > step in the right direction. > > Vicky Heller > Cedar-Riverside and North Oaks > > _______________________________________ > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________ 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
