About the Mayor's (that's RT Rybak, he hasn't been recalled ... Yet) airport strategy, it was written here: "R.T., sounds like you enjoyed your trip to Rochester, but last I remember you were mayor of Minneapolis."
[TB] I'm not sure I want a hermit for a mayor. Part of a mayor's job is promoting the city, learning what works and doesn't work elsewhere and just getting out of the office from time to time. While he's mayor 24/7, that doesn't mean he should need to work 24/7. I'm not sure what the work hours are in the contract of the American Brotherhood of Mayors and Other Elected City Officials (ABMOC - AFL-CIO). That being said, the 2 airport strategy is a loser, it just doesn't fly. It's expensive to operate 2 airports, who's going to pay for it? Why do people and especially freight fly? To save time, freight is often very time critical. Freight goes by air to prevent assembly lines from shutting down and plant managers sending their employees home. Fly something into Rochester or St. Cloud and it needs another hour and a half to drive to Minneapolis. Then it needs an additional load/unload cycle. One of the few smart things Denver did when they built a new airport is they shut down the old one and redeveloped the site. At least they aren't paying to operate dual airports. The mistake we made when we ended the dual track airport study a decade ago was write a prohibition into state law against land banking for a new airport. Those decisions by that Legislature virtually guaranteed that the current MSP will grow and prosper for the remaining lives of most of us on this list. Terrell Brown Loring Park Terrell at terrellbrown dot org Now on the web at: http://home.earthlink.net/~terrelljbrown/ 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, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
