On 4/6/05 8:13 PM, "md" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Johnson wrote: > >> * Acceptance of low bid for $65,450 worth of indoor artificial turf. (To be > used where?) > > Could it be the rumored "astroturf" for the Nicollet Island "multi-purpose" > athletic facility? > > Barry Clegg wrote on March 23: > > "The Park Board would be giving up some of the "look and feel" > of the current Park - it would lose some open space and gain an > athletic field with astroturf (I'm not making that up - Commissioner > Dziedzic told me yesterday it would be astroturf)." > > Tsk! Tsk! "athletic fields"on an "open space" with a few "bleachers" > and a "concession stand?" Very funny. > THIS is what DeLaSalle really wants: > > http://www.alumni.umn.edu/specialannouncement
I'm not keen on the De La Salle football field either, but can we maintain just a little bit of perspective, please? The issue is contentious enough without resorting to foolishness like this. What De La Salle wants is a high school football field. Many of us live near one. Go take a look at it. That should give you some idea of what's being proposed. Personally, I think since the football teams play half their games at home and half on the road, De La Salle should just strike a deal with Edison High School to share their field and have a football game scheduled there every Friday night of the season. Instead of spending a lot of money constructing a new field, spend a little to further upgrade an existing one that's already got pretty good facilities. I'm pretty sure Edison's field one of the closest ones geographically to De La Salle and a good chunk of De La Salle's students either come from Northeast now or come from families that grew up in Northeast, so none of the parents or boosters should have any problem at all finding it. And the local bars and restaurants along Central Ave and in the surrounding neighborhoods would probably love it! Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
