Not so long ago, Access Project supporter were demonizing and marginalizing anyone who dared to assume that the lengthened bridges and wider roadbeds created by the project would lead to additional lanes any time soon. Dave Jensen went so far as to put it in the "black helicopters swirling overhead" variety of paranoia, and the denials offered by Wizard Marks, Scott Persons, and Tom Johnson were equally strong.
Check out today's Star Tribune. On the front page of the metro section, just below the headline that says "220 Teacher to be cut", there is an article about the Excess Project. Here's the link if you don't have the paper version handy: http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4330140.html Here's an important excerpt: The fifth lane is expected to be added to I-35W by the Minnesota Department of Transportation during the access project. *** So, while some people marginalized others as "conspiracy theorists", it would seem that they themselves were either: a. lied to b. liars c. naive d. all of the above Regardless of their reasons for believing what they did, I wish I hadn't been right on this one! Unfortunately, it truly doesn't take a rocket scientist to follow the pattern of deception created by MNDoT on many projects, and Smith Parker on this one. Does anyone out there still think there will be mitigation dollars available? David Piehl Central __________________________________ 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
