Any relation to Representative Dehler?
Craig Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'm Jeff Dehler with Northstar Corridor Development Authority. > > I understand your frustration. Northstar is a worthy project that is > wanted by a majority of Minnesotans, but it is a political football > now. > > I can't speak for the Governor. I guess he has to do what he feels is > right. However, no matter which projects the Governor chooses to line > item veto, the residents and legislator from that area will suffer. One > way to make a difference is for residents to call their legislator and > the leadership in the legislature to demand that Northstar be included > so that other worthy projects will not suffer. > > If you need more information about Northstar, or are looking for help > in finding phone numbers for legislators, please go to our web site at > www.NorthstarTrain.org. > > Thanks for your support! > > > > Jeff Dehler > Northstar Corridor Development Authority > Public Information > 763-323-5705 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> Scott Persons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/17/02 09:25AM >>> > I had a couple questions for those in the know about the bonding bill > that > is currently being negotiated at the Legislature. The Gov is very > adamant > about funding for the Northstar rail from St. Cloud to downtown (I'm a > big > fan of it too). Of course our farsighted Republican House members have > not > provided a dime for this project. Now the bonding bill will be > subjected to > the Governor's line item veto once it is passed and he has been very > clear > in saying he will veto anything that isn't as important as the North > Star > line if the Legislature does not provide any funding for it. (I > understand > 50 million will get us quite a bit of Federal funding to get this > project > moving) > > So I'm reading the Strib online this morning and I read that the > likely > vetoes in this bonding bill are the Guthrie, The Children's Theater, > and > Planetarium if Northstar money isn't included. Huh?? Correct me if > I'm > wrong but the Minneapolis delegation is solidly behind Jesse's > favorite > bonding project, why is the Governor threatening to veto our bonding > requests instead of the requests of those holding up Northstar? Now I > know > about Jesse's long held objection to funding the Guthrie because he > thinks > it's just entertainment (like a stadium), but I fail to see any > strategy in > publicly floating our projects as casualties of his veto pen when we > want > Northstar too. > > I firmly believe that the Hiawatha rail line will be a boondoggle if > we > don't link other rail option like Northstar to it quickly. So I'm > really > wondering what any of us here can do to help the Gov help himself and > get > this thing funded this session. Any ideas? I'm all out. > > Scott Persons > Lyndale Neighborhood > 10-5 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
