The issue of giving the land away could come back and haunt the Park
Board just like the sale of the Fuji-Ya site. With the Fuji-Ya site
the legislature kept a substantial amount and the rest of the money
derived from the sale was shared with strings attached. The MPRB is
short $2.5 million a year in their forestry budget ( per the
Minneapolis Tree Commission ) , and their usual sources of income other
than our property taxes, LGA, Metro Park dollars, funds from the LCMR,
and fees from non MPRB teams etc... are all under attack ( even the
golf courses are running behind with all of this rain ). The Park
Board will regardless of their decision probably spend quite a bit
defending itself in a lawsuit filed by one side or the other with the
DeLaSalle issue, meanwhile something is going to have to give. Cuts
will probably fall pretty hard on the RECREATION side of the budget as
the other parts have been pared to the bone. How will this new field
help? Maybe if DeLaSalle was paying the going rate for leasing that
property I would breathe easier. And in case you didn't notice it
isn't being called a lease, that would involve a super-majority vote.
As to bringing religion into the picture, I believe Chris Johnson in
his post included private not just religious institutions in his
examples. He could have also included charter schools ( quasi -private
) in the equation and I'm sure many are located next to parks as well.
Speaking of the 2006 budget... how is that looking Commissioners?????
Liz Wielinski T-ball mom ( yes, I am trying to keep recreation
available!!!! )
Columbia Park
Who would like to thank the Skyway News for sharing DeLaSalle's
proposal with the public as it was not available to the audience at
the June 1 meeting.
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