Thanks David for bringing a little light humor into the mix of the ball park discussion. I didn't have time to read the paper this morning before I left and got to work to find a long line of calls from people in Phillips. In fact, East Phillips is meeting tonight to discuss their planning effort surrounding the Hi-Lake area. The citizen group is not at all happy with the current plans that are being developed so are working furiously with a planning architect to develop their own rendition for that area. I have to be honest, a ball park has not once entered the discussions. In looking at the reality of it, I can imagine that the existing Hi-Lake businesses, the Midtown Greenway folks, the Green Institute, and the people protecting the states oldest cemetary might have plenty to say. I work in Elliot Park and I can tell you that neighborhood has weighed in regularly about the affects of the stadium on their neighborhood, namely the volume of surface parking lots that lay dormant and dark when no game is in play. On the lighter side, and as long as we are having this discussion in fun here, why not throw a Casino into the mix. It would stop the hourly bus rides to Mystic Lake, keep the gambling money in the city, produce the revenue to pay for the ball park and the doggy doo doo scoopers, and there might even be enough left over to give us free cracker jacks or a Big Dip Frosty Malt once in awhile. Just having a little fun before this discussion gets serious. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/
