Why yes, we do have a few million extra dollars out here, but we are not going to give it to you. You have to earn it. Nicollet Mall has great potential that is not being realized today. If you make Nicollet Mall more inviting, we who do not live in Minneapolis will visit and spend our millions of dollars. Visit other cities and see what they have done. Or you can just sit back and complain about how the State is treating Minneapolis. It's your choice to decide which is more productive.
Tom Searles Waconia, Twp. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Bonham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "mpls-issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 11:17 PM Subject: [Mpls] Re: Smoking Ban Vs. other options to make Mpls more visit worthy > The Nicollet Mall was paid for largely by bus money, as a way to improve > the bus service by having a bus-only street. > > So if we were to evict the busses from a street that they paid for, they > would be justified in asking for that money back. With the State taking > Minneapolis tax money, and sending less and less back in LGA, our city > can't afford to do that. Do you maybe have a few million extra out there > in Waconia that you can contribute? > > Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson > > >There is one thing that I think Minneapolis could do that improve my > >experience when I visit your city. That is remove the buses from the > >Nicolett Mall. My wife and I enjoy dining on the sidewalk outside of Brit's > >Pub during the summer except for the buses passing by every 2 minutes (or > >whatever their schedule is). The noise and the fumes from the buses are much > >more offensive than a few smokers. > > > >Just a suggestion... > > > >Tom Searles > >Waconia, Twp. > 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
