[Mpls] DeLasalle and Grove Street

[Peter Vevang]

I was at the Ward 3 City Council candidate debate last night as a friend 
of Jeremy Wieland.  Both candidates, Jeremy Wieland  ( 
http://www.jeremywieland.blogs.com/ ) and Diane Hofstede ( 
http://www.dianehofstede.com/ ), when specifically asked if they would 
vote to abandon Grove Street if elected, said they wouldn't vote for 
that.   Jeremy said a clear 'No!', and talked about the options for 
DeLaSalle such as using existing fields nearby for schools scheduled to 
be closed, and Diane said she wasn't in favor of that and talked about 
the need for community and other things.  I thought that was an 
interesting point in the debate.   The implications of that are fairly 
clear, no abandonment, no field.

Jeremy also expressed respect for DeLaSalle and what they do as well (I 
think Diane does too).  I think that is important.  When I step back and 
look at this, it is a tragedy.  I think that shows that the process we 
have is badly broken.  We need to fix it.  The way this process has been 
manhandled hasn't helped anyone, it is a hornets nest of issues now.  
The neighborhood is up in arms and is rightly fearful based on past 
experience.  And DeLaSalle wants their school to stay healthy and 
vibrant but doesn't have a clear path forward.  This shows the lack of 
leadership and vision in our planning and development process that we 
couldn't bring the two together, it simply isn't trusted by 
neighborhoods, it isn't effective for organizations.  Why can't we get 
this right?

Peter Vevang
NE Minneapolis
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