Mayor Rybak ignored the obvious conflict of interest that appointing Mike Christiansen represents, and cited some of the accomplishments of Mr. Christiansen while he was part of Allina (before Allina "Enron-ed"). It's interesting that RT has changed his tone regarding conflicts associated with this type of appointment. The following was sent to me by a friend as a reminder of "The RT we thought we knew" - here it is:
**** Anti-noise activists say Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton has given "the largest polluter of south Minneapolis" a pass to city hall http://www.citypages.com/databank/20/989/article8199.asp As the Door Revolves Julie Idelkope says she can tell the difference between city hall and her Northwest Airlines office. Critics are not so sure. When they learned last week that the mayor had picked Northwest's lobbyist as her proxy on the Planning Commission, Rybak says, ROAR members were flabbergasted. "We came to the table and we got screwed," he says with more than a hint of bitterness. "We learned the hard way that negotiating isn't going to get us anything." Because both downtown businesses and Northwest have a vested interest in publicly subsidized development projects such as the Convention Center,Rybak argues, having the airline's lobbyist serve on the commission responsible for recommending projects to the city sets a worrisome precedent. David Piehl Central __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ 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
