Luther Krueger has pointed out to me that only one
camera on Hennepin is labeled Minneapolis Police. Upon
further observation on my part after I had written
yesterday I found that to be true.
Luther was instumental in having the Minneapolis
police written on that particular camera which was
placed in that location to watch for street drug
trafficing.
He also pointed out that the other cameras are in
place to monitor traffic and that they do not have
necessary resolution to record in detail any sidewalk
activity. he is not quite sure whose cameras they are.
I jumped to a conclusion obviously. I am paranoid. In
my defense I am, to a degree, a product of society and
i find our society and culture positively paranoia
inducing.
Now for the stadium: A person I respect suggested I
not dismiss the proposed site out of hand. I will be
more open which is not to say I necessarily agree. Is
this a visionary plan over and above a plan of
expedeiency. I don't know.
Certainly the idea that there are 7000 parking spaces
within a baseball throw away and the possibility of a
commuter rail station being built in conjunction with
or even below a stadium may have merit. The fact the
infamous LRT will terminate close by also helps. The
fact there are beaucoup bars, restaurants, and strip
clubs close by adds a positive note.
I'm talking myself into this i hate to say.
Let's talk about major league baseball and revenue
sharing. Is it reasonable to expect we can alter the
tide? I don't think the powers that be in the city
could add enough weight or influence to any discussion
that might solve some of these problems.
I am dead set against any scenario in which either the
state or city were to own either a football or
baseball stadium. The only way to insure a team would
remain in place or that we as citizens were not left
holding the bag would be if either the team or the
league owned the stadium.
And in that case all this talk of where to put a
stadium would be just the city voicing its preference
for a site and the decision would remain with other
entities provided a deal could be arranged.
In that case I would still like to explore a site at
Chicago and Lake for a Wrigley Field like stadium. It
would obviously mean destroying a building and that
has become almost impossible in this city.
Why? My theory is that we have recognized so clearly
how the soul of our city was destroyed in the late
50's, early 60's what with the urban renewal craze and
a pathological fear of "vagrants and drunks"
exemplified by the destructon of the Gateway area and
of course what has most come to represent that, the
Metropolitan building, and the building of our
"national defense" highway system that tore through
our cities, that we have become afraid to tear down
anything whether or not it makes sense or not.
People are afraid of change, more so here than other
places perhaps, because of either the short-sighted
nature of our development proposals or the lack of
transparency in the process that has not enabled
people to view in whole a vision for the future that
those in power and with the ideas in their heads have
not been willing to share with you and I, the John and
Jane Q. Publics of the city for whatever reason, be it
a love of power, a need for control, or fear of their
own inadequacy at selling or articulating their
vision.
I could go on and on. I just love this stuff. I'll
stop for now and beg your forgiveness for the length
of my post.
Have a nice day
Tim Connoly
Ward 7
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