I recall a somewhat different perspective from Mayor (then candidate)Rybak) at two public forums that I attended. Both times he said that he would not support a publicly funded stadium using bonds or levies or revenue derived primarily from Minneapolis residents but that if the State of Minnesota wished to commit public monies for a stadium then he hoped that it would be built in Minneapolis.
He also stated that he thought the ideal or preferred way for stadiums to be built is through private investment but that if the State of Minnesota decided to move ahead with a publicly funded stadium, he repeated his preference that the stadium be built in Minneapolis. It needs to be said that I am a strong supporter of using the state's bonding authority to underwrite the cost of a stadium or using a statewide funding mechanism to build a stadium for the Twins and Vikings. I suspect that a good number of people in the Minneapolis Issues Forum do not share my enthusiasm for publicly funded stadiums however. Perhaps I heard what I wanted to hear from candidate Rybak, but I do recall at the time that his comments seemed pretty well received by those in attendance (most of whom did not support publicly funded stadiums I gathered) and that those of us who are/were stadium proponents (clearly a minority it seemed) were cheered by the fact that he did not dismiss STATEWIDE public financing of stadiums. Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Shove Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Mayor Rybak and the Stadium Another sell out, agreed All too common, probably more common than serving the people. Every betrayal, every promise broken, degrades the community. When they betray us, we have to kick them out. So, NOW, who is going to step forward to RUN AGAINST RYBEK??? --David Shove Roseville On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I remember the Mayor saying he would not support a publicly funded stadium. > And I remember that, in a debate with Lisa McDonald, he used that answer. > As to putting his butt on the line. Even if he is not re-elected, he will > have curried favor with the rich and connected. A win situation no matter > what. > Another politician, another spin, another sell out. > Margaret Hastings-Mpls-Kingfield > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
