Gee Dan, how about answering the original question? Do you have any factual data to support the following you wrote:
<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.> What progressive ideas? This type of vitrolic unreasoned response to a question of clarification with facts is one of the greatest reasons this forum lacks credibility. But let me respond to your other missive with some factual data about Jerry and his work: Housing Marshall Dayton Properties - 96 low income units rescued from a defaulted Hud mortgage and rehabbed Cathedral Hill Properties - another HUD rescue 109 units (behind the cathedral) Rondo Community Land Trust - 18 properties rehabbed Frogtown CDC - 46 vacants lots turned into new affordable housing Aurora St. Anthony - Acquisition of 9 lots for the continuation of Bill Wilson's dream to get rid of the Faust, now to have a new community library and housing Summit-University - 14 houses rehabbed by the SACDC plus the corners of Selby and Dale with the Mississippi Market and Louisiana Caf� Charles and Cedar - 40 units new housing Just about every HUD property along I-94 received rehab funding to make the units more liveable Recreation All children's play areas in Ward One renovated with new equipment including providing funding to all the schools in a joint project to replace outdated equipment Lex Ham Community Center MLK rehab and new tennis courts Commercial Development Selby and Dale University and Dale - Pan Asian Yes the financing for the partners fell through, somehow that becomes Jerry's responsibility? University and Dale - New library and housing development funding approved Selby and Grotto - SACDC development of low income housing and commercial space Selby and Victoria - Minority developer, city loan guarantee, in the process of being pre-sold University and Lex - Wellington and the city (including Jerry)have been working on this project since the Home Depot deal fell through Dale and Minnehaha - Phase two of the Great Northern project(due to railroad reluctance and severe brownfield) To David: Jerry supported the compromise position on Ayd Mill. Open it up but with a two lane parkway, bike paths and perhaps some housing. Regards, Gerry McInerney Battle Creek St. Paul, MN 55106 ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Dobson<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: GERARD MC*INERNEY<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; St Paul Discuss<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 3:03 PM Subject: [StPaul] Jerry Blakey's Contributions? 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 _____________________________________________ 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/
