It is not good that a business was hurt, and, for legal reasons, McNair Ave.
N. probably should not have been blocked. And there may or may not have been
'highhandedness' in the action. However, speaking only about traffic safety,
it does not appear unreasonable to me to block the street. McNair
This case is quintessential in describing what most business operators hate
about Mpls.
1. If this doesn't define highhandedness, unabashed naked abuse of power.
Chose your
clever phrase.
2. One party rule, boss of the council.
3. If the lawyers at city hall were any good they would work
Street barricades unfairly harmed business; Supreme Court rejects city's
appeal; Cherryhomes pushed through the policy over staff objections;
damages may be in hundreds of thousands of dollars...
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3319702.html
David Brauer
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