>From Friday's Star Tribune Letters to the Editor: Allina does its part As an employee of Allina Hospitals & Clinics, I cannot say that I am thrilled at the outlook of staying in south Minneapolis. However, I am proud of Allini CEO Richard Pettingill and the board's resolve to remain part of the community.
One of the major employee concerns with renovating the Sears site was personal safety. How ironic that as I was departing our current corporate facility (a few blocks from our future facility) an arrest was being made just 30 feet from our main entrance. Allina, Wells Fargo and many small businesses and residents are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the Phillips neighborhood. Now it's time for the city of Minneapolis to step forward and reward that commitment with a promise that it will aid and support the future development of the area. Within blocks of our current address, it's not difficult to experience one of south Minneapolis' maladies - prostitution, drugs, theft or homicide. If that kind of behavior continues, it will surely hinder the positive environment that its current and future inhabitants hope to create. Jeffrey M. Hamilton, Blaine -------------------------------------------------- This makes me sad. It's food for thought in this ongoing discussion about Allina, but it's much further reaching than that. I firmly believe that in the next decade, we have the opportunity to see in immense growth in our cities. Attitudes like Mr. Hamilton's, however, will keep that from happening. Please understand that I am not attacking what he's said--there are elements of truth to it, and it also stems from a background of living in the suburbs for a long time. The question is, how do we go about changing this perception? --Jeff 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
