In notice an interesting article in The Pulse about the development of East Lake Street properties near the light rail station:
http://www.pulsetc.com/article.php?sid=1077 The article suggests that the City Council, and particularly Gary Schiff from that ward, might be rigging the process toward a development proposal from a group that includes former council members and political operators Jackie Cherryhomes and Steve Minn, over the proposal of the owner of the properties, a developer from a controversial family. According to the article, community and political figures are keeping mum about the conflict. The article therefore provides too little information to draw any conclusions about the underlying dynamics of the process. I am surprised that this development issue has not provoked more scrutinty and discussion, including on this list. The development rights are obviously quite valuable and any decisions will have signficant impact on the surrounding neighborhood. The City Council's granting the devleopment rights to such well-connected former colleagues could reek. Can anyone further enlighten us on this matter? Jordan S. Kushner works downtwon former South Minneapolis 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
