Proponents of the project have long espoused that the project is of, by and for the community. Now we know who has been/is in the driver's seat. I urge the council to not be hi-jacked by Allina's threat to withhold jobs.
Jeanne Massey Kingfield ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: January 19, 2004 4:20 PM Subject: [Mpls] Excess Project at City Hall - Tuesday, 10:30 AM > The transportation planners and paid lobbyists who are > plowing the 35W Excess Project through the public > process will make a cameo at City Hall tomorrow. > > They will be asking for 151,000 in city money, money > that could be spent on bike lanes, sidewalk repair, or > new benches, but instead will pay the $180/hour fee > Tom Johnson charges to convince neighborhoods that > ramming freeway ramps through city blocks is a wise > transportation investment. > > Here are the details: > > What: City Council Transportation and Public Works > Committee considers the 35W Excess Project. > > When: 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 20 > > Where: City Hall, room 317 (City Council Chambers). > > Our friends from Allina Health Care are telling the > city they won't add 1,000 jobs to the Sears Center > unless the city supports the 35W Excess Project. > > We want more jobs in Phillips, but we DO NOT want Lake > Street widened to 8 lanes, and the demolition of 6 > businesses, 16 homes and a tot lot. It is unfair of > Allina to force the city to choose between more jobs > and sensible transportation. Please, Allina, consider > the "Transit/No Ramps" alternative as proposed by > STRIDE. Our alternative would reconnect the > neighborhood grid and build a robust transit system in > lieu of tearing down homes and businesses for more > ramps and a wider Lake Street. > > Listmembers of all persuations are urged to come out > and tell the council what you think about this > project. > > Jeff Carlson, Whittier > > ===== > Jeff Carlson > 2430 Clinton Ave. S. D43 > Mpls, MN 55404 > (612) 813-0116 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > 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 > 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
