Mark wrote: "One of those four commissioners who supported the stadium might have a conflict of interest with the land deal. Another of the commissioners who voted yes is running for mayor, and added pork to the resolution, using 'excess revenues' for social and recreational programs. snip...
I refuse to believe that four county commissioners are that much smarter than the general public." Dean Here: Just because Commissioner Stenglein is on friendly terms with the Twins site developers does mean he has a conflict of interest. In fact, if he wanted to "enrich" his friends, he'd be against the ballpark as it appears the numbers favor a mixed-use housing deal on the site, not a ballpark. If the State passes the ballpark deal, it will happen after the City election, unless something radical happens in the next 4 weeks, it looks like Commissioner McLaughlin will still be safely enconsed on the County Board. Our whole form of representative government means that you entrust our elected leaders to make decisions on our behalf. Whether or not that means they are smarter than us, I'll leave that to the poli-sci types. Dean E. Carlson East Harriet, Ward 10 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
