Mr. Dombouy wrote:
 "The Parisien will add a note of elegance to Whittier."

The plans for Le Parisien certainly look nice, but we have yet to see
if it that "elegance" translates to the actual brick and mortar. I am
considering this developers history. He is responsible for the blue
building with the Seaworld mural near Franklin and Lyndale.

Brad Hartmann
Whittier

On 8/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mr. Graham says:
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> "I called Robert Lilligren because even though not a person of color he IS an 
> American Indian and would have an interest in helping such a worthwhile 
> American Indian project. I was absolutely correct in that supposition, and 
> Robert Lilligren did cut through the mountain of red tape our City of 
> Minneapolis has become."
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> Mr. Graham, I yearn for the day when this sort of blood politics which you 
> have so predictably extrapolated from the "Native American youth in East 
> Phillips Park Incident" is viewed with the same distain that we now view race 
> baiting.
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> Councilmember Zimmermann says,
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> "Jim, it is public knowledge that you are supporting my opponent.  It strikes
> me that these side swiping attempts to malign my office, my staff and City
> staff only serve to undermine your credibility.   Given the high level of
> responsiveness and constituent service that 6th Ward residents have
> received, I think you are barking up the wrong tree on this permit business.
> I suppose you are still angry with me for securing those eight MCDA lots for
> you to use in your American Indian Home Ownership project and for the dozens
> of hours my office put in to pass your, unfortunately watered down, carriage
> house ordinance for Ventura Village.  I have done my best to serve ALL of my
> constituents, whether they support me or not."
> 
> Councilmember Zimmermann, you are correct.  Mr. Graham doesn't want to play 
> with you (though hard feelings about Basim Sabri and "The Elroy Site 
> Incident" probably plays an even larger part).
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> While you might not always have a lot of clout with the DFL's on the Council, 
> Councilmember Zimmermann, your attention to the constituency needs of the 
> Sixth Ward has been remarkably responsive and effective, and, as everyone 
> knows, I rarely like anything.
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> And thanks, Councilmember Zimmermann, for steering The Parisien project 
> through Zoning and Planning last week.  At last developers aren't being hand 
> cuffed by the building code to build ugly buildings.  The Parisien will add a 
> note of elegance to Whittier.  (Might you have a trace of French blood in 
> your background?)
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> Gary Dombouy
> Whittier
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