[Winona Online Democracy]
Janice Turek: "People want this annexation? Take a poll. � It isn't about
wanting to live out in Spring Brook. � Statements like Mr Finns' are inflamatory
because they push the need to talk about this and get informed under the table.
�. "
To paraphrase Ms Fort�s question that I was responding to: Why aren�t more
Winonans outraged by City Hall�s annexation efforts?
In hindsight, my �devils advocate� response would have been less inflammatory
if I had used the phrase �suburban lifestyle� instead of �Springbrook
lifestyle�. Or maybe �township lifestyle� would have been more applicable. The
term suburbs is usually associated with larger cities than Winona.
Anyway, although I haven�t taken even an informal poll, I think the dream
home for many, perhaps a majority of, Winona families would be in a rural
setting that is a convenient, short drive to the golf course, Wal-Mart, and
Menards. And if they�re counting on being just a couple of job promotions or
lottery tickets away from leaving their starter home, they might feel that the
annexation will provide the necessary building site selection.
As I�ve written many times before, I wish our downtown riverfront area could
be revived into a desirable location to live in or near. However, a city in
which the opening of a parking ramp is an occasion for front-page celebration is
a long ways from being receptive to non-automobile dependent urban design
concepts. Since City Hall seems determined and committed to expanding further
into the valleys, efforts should be directed towards assuring that so-called
conservation development practices are adhered to. I expect that there will be a
lot of market resistance to anything other than traditional multi-car garage
McMansions on lots large enough for the kids to ride their ATV�s.
John N. Finn
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