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On Fri, 5 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I live in the northeastern portion of Saint Paul and, honestly, I am > a little bothered by the restrictive speed limit. Mostly because it is > weird and because it does not serve the public good. Yes, it does. It serves the public good of minimizing the affect on a neighborhood that otherwise would require a lot more assistance than it gets now. All the West End has ever asked is to not be screwed with -- we're not out here begging for money. We're asking for people to not spew exhaust and noise on us. Would you rather have us undergo "Urban Renewal" at public expense? > The probable reason that it was not was that MN had such powerful > political friends at that time that they were able to finagle a bye for > their friends. No, that's completely WRONG. It was a hard fought battle of the West Enders who fought the powers that are every way they could. The rich folks on the Hill came in at the last minute as a welcome relief. > But then, who cares > about the poor slobs who have to drive on 35E anyway? Obviously no one in the > rich part of town does. As long as their servants can get to their jobs, > they don't care how many of them they poison. Before you start a class war, you might want to check which side you're on. In this case, YOU are one of the rich bastards trying to cram YOUR way of life down someone else's throat. Honestly, in the construction of that thing several thousand homes were lost forever to our community. There's only one branch of government that has kicked tens of thousands of people out of their homes, and it is MnDOT. And where do they put these roads? Who do they kick out? Is it EVER the wealthy, do you really think I-35E is where it is because it's next to a wealthy 'hood? Of course not. They put these roads down Rondo or through the West End because it's cheaper, and poor people don't raise as much fuss. They're used to being screwed. And you? Well, you can bitch about it all you want, but you can still spew a lot of noxious crap as you whiz by us -- at 45, damnit, at 45. Bitch all you want. It's not your home that gets the stench, is it? Check out which side of the class war you're on, man. You really need to do that. Erik Hare [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.comcast.net/~wabbitoid/ Irvine Park, West End, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, North America, Earth Fine Amish furniture, cedar chests, and crafts http://www.harmonycedar.com _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
