I believe he had a hand in pushing the Ayd Mill Road connect - gotta let those cars go where they want! (Another bad Randy Kelly project).
--David Shove Roseville On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Dan Dobson wrote: > Gee Gerry as I recall Jerry Blakey was going to get a > new theater for Penumbra on Selby Avenue. Tell us when > are they moving in? > > Then compare how nice and tree-lined the > re-constructed Lexington Avenue is from Summit to Como > Park, with the re-constructed concrete jungle Dale > Street is from I-94 to Como Avenue. Nice > reconstruction with plenty of greenery for the rich > white folk, but jack for the 'hood. > > Then there is the that new nice Urban Village at Dale > and University that Jerry got funding for, > > And finally there is the beautiful new urban transit > hub, residential housing and commercial development at > University and Lexington, at the Old Red Owl - Desnick > Drug site that Jerry helped shepard through and got > funding for. > > Did I miss any other great projects Jerry got built? > > Let's face it. Jerry did almost nothing for Ward 1 the > 8 or 10 years he was in office. Yes, he got three new > buildings built at Selby and Dale, but beyond that I > am scratching my head. I am seeing more construction > and revisitation in the last 8 months, since Jerry has > been out of office, than in the last 6 to 8 years. > > Dan Dobson > Summit Hill > > > --- GERARD MC*INERNEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dan Dobson writes: > > > > <I am miffed that Bostrom now rants against "The > > Gang > > of Four" when he is on the losing end of this. He > > never talked about how his "Gang of Five"; him, Jim > > Reiter, Chris Coleman, Jerry Blakey and Pat Harris > > quashed almost any progressive idea in this city for > > ten years under Norm Coleman and Mayor Kelly for 2 > > years.> > > > > Dan, could you please qualify this statement with > > some factual data? > > > > (Former LA to CM Jerry Blakey) > > > > Likes Kathy Lantry a lot even though we disagree on > > some issues. > > > > Regards, > > Gerry McInerney > > Battle Creek > > St. Paul, MN 55106 > > _____________________________________________ > > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _____________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > 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/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ 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/
