Re: [Mpls] Elroy site

[WizardMarks]

Dorie Rae Gallagher wrote:
The article about the Elroy site states only what the city paid for it and that's what 
I stated. I should have also stated the city invested $401,700 of CDBG Miles funds and 
$150,000 of NRP funds making it a $701,700 dollar piece of property ... for Sabi's 
mere investment of what ?!!!!
WM: What I see, in this city-sponsored deal is, scaled down, the same 
type of deal offered Ryan Companies and other big players for such 
notorious things as Block E, Target Center, the Dome, St. Anthony Falls 
itself.
If the city turns around and denies the same to Sabri and the Elroy 
site, they will be accused of everything nasty in court. By putting 
money into "revitalizing" the areas adjacent to Lake St., the city 
asserts its interest in continuing to do business the way it has done 
business since Franklin Steele secured the reparian rights on Nicollet 
Island in 18?? something, not all that long after we "bought" Mpls. from 
the Indians in a faux conclave between a band of Mdewakaton (sp?) Dakota 
and Zebulon Pike on Pike Island circa 180x.

We need $50,000 to keep our library open for a fourth day... they want to take a 
million of our library referendum money... give me some reasoning on this!
WM: I think it's crystal clear. The current leadership of this city and 
this state (and this nation)  values many, many things more than 
libraries. Libraries cost money, they don't make money. They are an 
institution, to care for or not as we so choose, not an industry that 
produces taxes.

WizardMarks, Central
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