Ken Avidor comments on a couple pieces in the South West Journal
http://lloydletta.blogspot.com/2005/11/kandiyohi-conflict-of-interest-there.html
The article mentions another member of the Kandiyohi team, Evan Reminick.
Neither the SWJ article or the Kandiyohi website bio of Reminick mentions
that he works for Smith Partners. Smith Partners is a new law firm that
survived the recent break-up of Smith Parker. Smith Parker was the law firm
promoting the 35 W Access Project and the Lake Street Reconstruction that
many people in South Minneapolis felt was entangled in conflicts of interest.
According to its website, Kandiyohi Corporation has a pretty ambitious plan
to get involved with...
"...projects as varied as neighborhood-level redevelopment and statewide
initiatives. Furthermore, no other firm in the Twin Cities market is as
well positioned to work across sectors and align its project focus with
emerging policy at the federal, state and local levels."
It will be interesting to see how Goodman and Krause will be able to pursue
their respective goals stated in the SWJ articles and avoid the appearance
of a conflict of interest on development and energy projects in Minneapolis.
EY: Keep tuned in to Lloydletta's Nooz for more on this one.
Ken has a second piece about Bill Cooper's TCF bank supporting LRT - in
Denver:
http://lloydletta.blogspot.com/2005/11/bill-coopers-tcf-bank-loves-lrt-in.html
In spite of the overwhelming success of the Hiawatha LRT, a lot of
Republicans in Minnesota still oppose LRT and Northstar.
It's ironic that Bill Cooper's TCF Financial is quoted in this article as
supporting the growing LRT system in Denver.
The latest financial institution to jump in, according to the article, is
Minnesota's TCF Financial Corp., which up till recently "has largely
limited its presence in Colorado to the Denver suburbs and Colorado
Springs...."That limit doesn't apply anymore ? TCF is opening a new branch
"on the busy corner of 16th and California streets. "
"It is about convenience" said Wayne Marty, president of TCF Bank in
Colorado. "You place a retail outlet where the people are."
And how are all these people getting there? Apparently, Denver's light rail
transit (LRT) system and other public transport are a major factor."
Does this mean that Bill Cooper will split with Minnesota Republican
anti-LRT forces like the Taxpayers League and the Center for the American
Experiment?
EY: The Center's ED, Annette Meeks also serves on the Metro Council as the
Northside Representative. Under her watch, bus service to her area was
significantly cut. Annette is also one of these "we don't want no choo
choo trains" people.
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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