So, is this to say that Art ran for CNIA board chair as a favor to Wizard Marks? I was unaware that Wizard and Art had developed such a cozy relationship. Is that why Ralph Bruins is involved in the Business Development Committee too? I think he's chair, but not certain of that.
Regardless, Sabri's donations to Urban Ventures deserve some scrutiny. Why would Sabri donate to a Christian organization that his business competes with? If there's one thing Basim has demonstrated over the past several years, it's that he always gets his money's worth. Actually, I think that's what he said on the FBI tapes too - that he could "buy" support from councilmembers for a few thousand dollars each. David Piehl Central --- WizardMarks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, Erickson's chairmanship of CNIA has nothing to > do with Sabri. It was > I who asked Art to run for the position because he > knows how to run a > meeting. The fact that I might dislike him or his > politics is > immaterial. The chair's responsibility is to protect > the process. > WizardMarks, Central > > Dave Piehl wrote: > > >I find the fact that Sabri Properties made > >contributions to Urban Ventures last year rather > >interesting, considering the kind of > "contributions" > >Basim Sabri was trying to make to former Council > >Member Brian Herron. > > > >It would be interesting to know if the > contributions > >were made before or after the motel debacle, and if > >that has anything to do with Art Erickson's > presidency > >of CNIA and Ralph Bruins involvement with the > Business > >Development Committe - both are directors of Urban > >Ventures!! > > > >David Piehl > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! > >http://shopping.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________ > >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 > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________ 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
