Since a great many of you had strong opinions regarding the speed limit on Hiawatha, I'm expecting you will be equally interested in the fact that Cub is proposing to grace us with one of their stores on 46th Street between Hiawatha and Minnehaha.
The Longfellow neighborhood met last night to hear about this idea (rather, I think, to just say no--I don't think anyone especially wanted to hear about it, although we did hear about it). I'm guessing between 200-300 folks were wanting to say no--the room was packed and overflowing. (Would I be misstating things to say there were none--okay, giving the benefit of the doubt, 1-2--who were willing to entertain the idea?) I concluded all my neighbors there thought this was a very bad idea, for ever so many reasons. I think so, too. This Cub Store would be in the block kitty-corner to Minnehaha Park. I'm wondering how these developers and corporations make it this far--to actually be conducting many "market surveys," hiring urban planners, architects, drawing up plans--and then presenting us with their grand ideas. Could someone out there enlighten me? What is the process they must follow to do this? And how can we best change their minds? On the other hand--do any of you think this would be a dandy idea? I'd love to hear some feedback if you're inclined. Thanks. Nancy Russell Longfellow TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ 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
