The Nov. 18th editorial in the Strib regarding tall buildings appeared the
morning of consideration by the full Council of Michael Lander's proposal to
build a 10 story and an 8 story building on the north side of Lake Calhoun.
Nowhere in the editorial did it reference the central issue: whether to uphold
the Shoreland Overlay District ordinances. These ordinances say that buildings
are limited to 35 feet tall within 1000 feet of our waterways, and were passed
after the awful Lake Point building was built that destroys the view from the
east side of Lake Calhoun, the most used part of our chain of lakes.
Actually, all developers in the area should oppose such degradation of this
amenity that is the big attraction to the area. We have lots of problems in
Minneapolis (such as muggings) and if we want to have condo development here we
need to preserve our assets. Some of us are tired of having to fight to have
the City uphold its ordinances; now we seemingly have to fight the Strib, too.
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