Victoria Heller wrote:
> I believe crime drove Walgreens away - and many other business persons > including myself. In addition to extremely unpleasant general business > conditions in Minneapolis, there is rampant white collar crime, which > manifests itself in oppressive property taxes. > > I have spoken to several other business people in Minneapolis who are > planning exit strategies. I just read that Wells Fargo is opening a huge > processing center in Shoreview. Citywide Glass just moved to Fridley. > > Keep it up folks. Pretty soon we'll all be gone. This might be a good > time for Minneapolitans to start thinking about who is going to pay the $1 > billion each year that the City needs to breakeven. Good luck. <Carol once again dusts off her trusty State of the City> Employment in Minneapolis 1975 255,000 1993 272,700 1999 297,600 Business Establishments 1975 (not included) 1990 11,777 2000 12,912 Not too shabby for a city that essentially had been completely built up by 1950. Our city is the envy of many in this country as we have been able to 1) grow our employment base when most other cities have been hemorrhaging theirs and 2) retain all income levels of housing in our city, in part because we have been able to grow our employment base, making housing within an easy commute of these jobs attractive. It would also be helpful if Ms. Heller knows of rampant white collar crime associated with property taxes to please expose this for all of our benefit. Carol Becker Longfellow Who wishes someone would send her the 2001, 2002, and 2003 State of the Cities as a belated Christmas present....... _______________________________________ 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
