WizardMarks < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Can we infer, then, that the Historic Healy District and STRIDE's aim is to tie up this project in federal court for X number of years?
Tom sez: >From what I've heard, STRIDE very well might pursue such a strategy; STRIDE's goals >are broad, and most of the components of the Excess Project don't fit. The Healy >folks are homeowners, and as such are more likely to pursue their stated strategy of >moving their homes somewhere else, though I can't speak for them. Wizard wrote: The minutes do not show many minority votes from Lilligren. Tom sez: I haven't reviewed all the minutes, but the press accounts of the PAC votes alone indicate more than a few times that Lilligren voted in the minority against the project organizers. Have you reviewed the minutes? If so, please offer examples to back up your statements. Wizard wrote: O'Keefe is still at MNDOT, and he has not proven himself an honest broker in this process. Tom sez: I've NEVER known MNDoT to be an honest broker - recent Strib articles uncovering their tactics in other areas would tend to agree with this thought. Wizard wrote: I don't feel that MNDOT could dupe Craig Anderson, Chair of the PAC, nor <br>Mrytle Vikla, Marie Hauser, nor Dave Jensen, Scott Persons, et.al. Tom sez: Well, many others feel they did. Wizard wrote: They were very effective in keeping the loss of city housing, (snip)to 18 units of housing. Tom sez: They were duped. Wizard wrote: The Healy Historic District and STRIDE groused and created a white tornado. Tom sez: It's my understanding that the Healy folks and the STRIDE folks are two separate groups, with their own concerns. Don't lump them together just because it suits you. Healy folks are understandably concerned about what the asphalt near their homes looks like and how close it gets. STRIDE has broader transit concerns - it happens that the Excess Project is a problem for both groups, but for different reasons. Tom Welling Uptown _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! 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
