Just to add my two bits about the MPRB and wi-fi. The reason that the MPRB is considering getting into the wi-fi business is the old business adage..LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. It seems in designing our parks within walking distance of most homes in a six block area the MPRB is in a nice position to cover not just the parks themselves but possibly the entire city of Minneapolis for wi-fi access. Commissioner Erwin presented the idea last year at one of the meetings. Making the whole city wireless is a great idea. It seems that some city in CA (the name escapes me) used the opera house to provide access for almost their entire downtown (per my Uncle Pete formerly of Northeast now retired in Sunnyvale, CA from HP). The logistics are a whole other kettle of fish as a whole lot of money making toes would be stepped on and the PUC would probably need to be involved etc... The key here is that using the MPRB buildings because of their location is why the MPRB would need to be involved if only in leasing out storage space/roof access. MPRB could then use that money to harvest the milfoil, fix the hoops, build the skateparks, place the porta-potties, keep the fountains flowing and my personal favorite keep the wading pools filled.
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