I think it's important to understand that no public money for a stadium is impossible. All along it's been expected that land-clearing and cleaning will be critical as will infrastructure accommodations for any economic development in the city - perfectly appropriate expenditures.
But that's where it ends for me. The structure, the perks, the stadium itself should be entirely privately financed. The Mayor cannot walk away from talks and concerns over the impending blackmail imposed by Major League Baseball. He must be involved, as must the City Council. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, remain neutral" --Dante > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:53:24 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] RT & the Twins > > Anybody catch today's Strib article about stadium financing? RT was quoted: > > "The time for concepts is over," he said. "The owners need to get specific. > The city needs to get specific." But he said private financing would have to > come first. "If there's a public entity that comes forward," he said, "that's > got to be the last dollar into it." > > Um, this seems a bit different than no money for a stadium, period. Could > someone enlighten me and the rest of the list members as to any new > information that has come to light which suddenly makes stadium financing an > option that RT is willing to explore? And I'm confused as to how building a > new stadium will guarantee us that the Twins (and Vikings, for that matter) > will stay put. Does the potential exist for us to build a new stadium and > have it sit vacant due to the ever changing whims of the MLB Association, > Carl Pohlad, and Red McCombs? > > Molly Schultz > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
