David Piehl wrote: > Clearly, Allina is not committed to keep their > corporate offices in the neighborhood, so why should > the neighborhood spend nearly $200 million to add > ramps, widen Lake St to 8 lanes, tear out housing, > displace businesses, etc.
Terrell Brown wrote: How did I miss the proposal/request/whatever to use neighborhood money to build freeways? Somehow this seems to be attempting to make a point that doesn't exist. David Piehl writes: No, it's not money from the neighborhood coffers; it is taxpayer dollars from a variety of governmental units, including the city of Minneapolis. The point I was trying to make when I hastily wrote that post is that such a large amount of public dollars and the "pound of flesh" paid by the neighborhoods in the form of a bigger freeway, more traffic, fewer residences, fewer businesses, etc. is an even worse investment when Allina is not committed to remaining in the neighborhood. (not to be confused with Abbott Northwestern, who may or may not be). Allina had previously implied that they were interested in space at the Sears site. David Piehl Central __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ 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
