Nikki Carlson writes:
> > I was at the meeting last night. John Erwin
> brought
> > up 3 amendments to the CAC playing field design
> > motion: non-discrimination, more landscaping, and
> > alternative parking. Since the motion was about
> > design, most commissioners asked why he was
> bringing
> > up non-discrimination at that time. Bob Fine asked
> > how it differed from statutes already governing
> city
> > and park properties. John didn't have anything in
> > writing and didn't offer any explanation other
> than
> > he wouldn't support the project without it. So Bob
> > didn't accept the amendment as friendly so the
> board
> > could consider it separately. That's all that
> > happened. Everyone, including Bob Fine, was in
> favor
> > of it.
Bob Fine was in a temper during the meeting - and John
Erwin's motion visibly irritated Fine.
> > There was never an opportunity for anyone from
> > DeLaSalle to comment one way or the other.
> >
That was too bad. I'd like to know DeLaSalle's
position on this.
> > Then come this morning I read Britt Robson's
> article
> > written more than an hour before the park meeting
> > even started last night. It included exact
> language
> > from the Ft. Snelling skate park agreement that
> was
> > not brought up last night. And he asks "Will
> > Non-Discrimination Clause Trip Up DeLaSalle
> Stadium
> > Efforts?" Darn, it didn't. Too bad. Your plot was
> > foiled.
It's too bad this issue wasn't brought up last night?
> > How dare you call yourselves reformers when you
> play
> > these deceptive and manipulative games? Knock it
> > off. You're not fooling anybody. This is a school.
> > Trying to educate children. Examine your
> consciences
> > and stop these sleazy and underhanded methods of
> > promoting integrity.
As others have pointed out, the issue of
non-discrimination was brought up before on this list.
St Joan's - a catholic congregation that reaches out
to gay parishioners - regularly gets diciplined by the
catholic hiararchy in St Paul. The Vatican has been
in the news lately for their tougher policy on gay
priests - that is, getting rid of all gay priests -
not on the basis of behavior (violating celebacy
vows), but on the basis of being gay.
It speaks volumes that the boiler plate language used
by the Park board on these reciprocal use agreements
somehow got removed from the draft agreements with
DeLaSalle - and it's good that John Erwin raised the
issue publicly.
Eva
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