The incinerator (HERC) is not going anywhere anytime soon. Also, as someone who has visited the incinerator, I can say that it's not the incinerator or its' emissions that smell bad. It's the piles of garbage waiting to be burned. The easy way to fix that with regards to a ballpark is either to schedule delivery in such a fashion that the pile is small or gone at game times.
Anyone who is interested in actual emissions from HERC can find that information online. Just go to http://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/emissions/emissearch.cfm Scroll down to the search boxes and enter the facility ID number - 05300400 As for comparing our ballpark situation to the Brewers - the point that's being overlooked is that the Brewers' management is pathetic. It's absolutely true that just getting more revenue will not help a team if their management is lousy. But the Twins do not have lousy management. They've had good enough management to win the division for the past two years. The problem the Twins face is that without adding revenue, they can't afford to keep the good players they've developed. Mark Snyder Windom Park On 1/21/04 8:09 AM, "Leurquin, Ronald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Building near the incinerator is nothing more than a ploy to get rid of the > incinerator. People have tried in the past to get rid of it, and have failed. > Now if we taxpayers) build a stadium there the "poor Carl" would complain that > the smell is keeping the spectators away and he cant make "enough" money so we > taxpayers) need to tear it down to get rid of the smell. What smells is that > my elected officials think this is a good idea. > > For any of you that are not aware, Milwaukee built a wonderful new stadium not > long ago. Team profits are apparently even lower now, and its for sale. Fire > type sale from what I have been told. Can we not learn from the example of > our neighbors to the east. A new stadium will not line Carl's coffers > "enough" to pacify Carl, or Red for that matter. > > We are blatantly being held hostage and our elected officials are helping the > gun holder rather than coming in with the SWAT team to rescue us. > > Thanks a lot. > > Ron Leurquin > Nokomis East > > > Annie wrote: > In today's (Wednesday) Star Trib Letters to the Editor - the following was > written.... > Doesn't smell right > The proposal to suggest building the Twins stadium next to the garbage > burner is a classic example of why government should stay out of things > that should be done by the private sector. > I walk by there on my way home from work every day and I can state from > this experience that the only suitable use of that land would be a hog barn. > James Roettger, Minneapolis. > > I am in agreement with this assessment and am wondering what kinds of > Environmental Impact Statements will need to be made on pollutants coming > from the Incinerator and the effect on stadium goers (especially those > prone to asthma attacks and such from "dirty" air. 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
