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I guest its because the stadium issue proposal is not being asked to take money out
of the general fund to pay for it. Where as the bus settlement would be paid totally
out of the general fund.
> E-Pledge-O-Meter (9:54 PM - 4/10/04)
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> Ed Fesler has put forward a very reasonable argument. If we have
> enough money to build the Twins and the Vikings a half billion dollar
> stadium, each, we have enough money to simply settle the transit
> strike by making a reasonable offer to the union. Frankly, transportation
> is not a luxury item, and new stadiums are, so if we don't have enough
> money to end the transit strike, we obviously don't have enough to pay
> for the stadiums. Period.
>
> On another MN/DoT issue, I read in the Asian American Press that
> MN/DoT has finally settled with Adeel Lari. MN/DoT lost 800K, gave him a
> promotion and were forced to apologize for their unwarranted prosecution
> of the man. Does anyone know if the individuals responsible for this have
> been fired? The article did not say.
>
> Brett Sprangel
> East Side
>
> In a message dated 4/7/4 11:01:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << It is Day 34 of the bus strike and Pawlenty still wants two stadiums.
>
> What does Pawlenty want more?
>
> Let's put the stadium boosters on the spot.
>
> Why don't we ask our legislators to sign a written pledge promising
> not to support a stadium bill until the bus strike is settled?
>
> I don't have anything written. Maybe anti-stadium groups could get
> together with the strike support committee and put something together.
>
> We can ask the Mpls and St. Paul city councils to pass resolutions
> saying that no stadium bill should pass until Metro Transit and Local
> 1005 reach agreement.
>
> The St. Paul stadium boosters will hate this idea.
>
> Most of our elected officals in Minneapolis know that ending the
> bus strike is more important than building stadiums.
>
> Ed Fesler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis >>
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