Frank and others in the know: I've also heard some talk about the Met Council (or state?) pondering a sale-leaseback of the sewer system??!!!
True? Does it include Minneapolis sewers? Based on what I know about sale-leasebacks, they are a very bad idea. You basically sell your asset to investors and pay them back over time - borrowing by any other name. Plus, you lose control of something that has a pretty clear public purpose. It's usually a penny-wise, pound-foolish strategy to deal with budget-cutting. If I'm off-base, I'd be relieved. Please let the list know. David Brauer Kingfield on 12/1/03 10:41 AM, Frank Hornstein at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Annie Young and Michael Krause make good points about the new Met Council > Regional Framework. There will be public hearings on the framework this > Wednesday December 3rd at the Met Transit headquarters (Heywood Center, > across from the garbage burner in Downtown Minneapolis) from 11:30-1:00 PM > and at the Met Council Chambers (same day, Wednesday) from 3-6 PM in > Downtown St. Paul, 5th and Wacouta Streets. Of particular concern in > addition to the issues raised by Annie and Mike is the Council's reliance on > "market forces" to address the affordable housing issue, and the lack of > support for rail transit--particularly support of the North Star commuter > line from Minneapolis to St. Cloud. In addition to testifying at the > hearings, people interested in weighing in can comment in writing. (Details > on the Met Council web site, www.metrocouncil.org.) > > > Frank Hornstein > State Representative > District 60B Southwest Minnneapolis 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
