Great article. Unfortunately I'm not surprised that all the DFL city commissioners who might be up for re-election on the committee voted to postpone the resolution while Paul Zerby who is not up for re-election joined Natalie Johnson Lee in voting against postponing a vote on the proposal.
What has the other city councilors on the committee so bound to the stadium sales tax without a referendum? Ostrow, Goodman, Barret Lane(not up for reelection and not a DFL'er or Green), and Scott Benson all voted to postpone a vote on the proposal. Are they trying to give Rybak and McLaughlin cover for their unqualified support of the new stadium proposal? Three of these city councilpeople are from what is called by some in citywide elections- the fertile crescent- the more affluent neighborhoods of far south, southwest, the lakes and downtown which vote at much higher percentages than much of the rest of the city. Is the gambit that these heavily voting wards are not as concerned about the stadium tax sans referendra or more likely to be in favor of a stadium since they are where the most people in the city who can afford ballgame tickets live? David Strand Loring Park --- Craig Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Council Panel Postpones Ballpark Vote > A City Council committee this morning voted to > postpone a vote on a > resolution opposing the Minnesota Twins stadium > bill. > > Go to: <http://www.mplsobserver.com> > -- > Craig Cox > Founder/Editor > The Minneapolis Observer > www.mplsobserver.com > 612/721-0285 > > Support the independent media! Pick up your > neighborhood newspaper! > 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 > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail 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
