How much taller we are when we stand on the shoulders of giants. I attended the tour of the Wirth House this last Saturday along with 800-1000 others. The contributions of Theodore Wirth and his family are more than interesting history. Knowing about this important place is a real incentive to consider the importance of planning and vision for our current Park Board. As another example of how challenged the current Board majority has been in looking after the best interests of Park users and those of us who love Park History- there has been an unwillingness to look at a way of keeping this building open for an interpretive center and museum.
I am an unabashed supporter of the work of the Minneapolis Park Legacy Society. We have an opportunity to bring in additional resources to our park system and continue to understand and record Park History. This is a win- win situation that should be resolved and not put off for another 6 years. The Stevens House-( which has been moved to its last two locations by hundreds of school children pulling it by ropes)- is a perfect model of how to structure an agreement of an historical site interpretive center. Let's move forward and make sure that this was not the last opportunity to tour the Wirth home. Thanks, Scott Vreeland Seward candidate for park Board District # 3 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
