[Winona Online Democracy] that rail line has been there since before the civil war
we inherited it bob sebo winona ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: [Winona] RE: huff st underpass > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > [...] I am still UNCONVINCED that this is not a complete waste of tax > > dollars. > > Okay. > > >Would it be a convenience for motorists and pedestrians? Sure, it's a great > >idea, > >however, is that inconvenience worth $10,000,000 + certain future > >maintenance > >costs? > > Depends. Read on. > > >[...] how can we justify $10,000,000 on an underpass that won't even > >accommodate > > commercial traffic? > > Who says it won't? Mankato Ave. is the route for commercial trucks. > > >Over the past 40 years what is the mortality rate of WSU students > >on those tracks? Any pedestrian accident figures? So using those > >figures, how do you justify $10,000,000 ? > > Depends. Read on. > > >I have a much better idea for the use of our contribution, lets put > >that into a trust for our city parks maintenance. > > Cool. If you have your way, ambulances won't be able to cross the tracks > during one of the MANY trains that pass, and you can put a graveyard in > that city park for those who Died for the Railroad. > > The rail shouldn't even be passing through Winona proper. Get behind > THAT! It could have run along Rt 61. Get behind the real problem, and > Good Luck with that idea; it makes too much sense. Considering how > much money the RR is getting, it's not unreasonable. to ask. > > Now I am not jumping on the recent bandwagon concerning the > investment of foreign governments into USA companies, but was > not a British firm heavily invested in this project? Are they still? > > -- > john stafford > > > _______________________________________________ > This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy > All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. > No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. > To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit > http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona > Any problems or suggestions can be directed to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at > http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
