Here's a talking point for you. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4716675.html ---- Massive public subsidies to pro sports teams for new facilities -- commonly as high as 75 or even 100 percent during the halcyon construction days of the 1990s -- could become a thing of the past, say national experts.
"If there's a city that allows itself to end up paying 50 or 75 percent of a stadium with public money, then they're not being aware of recent events," said St. Louis-based sports economist Patrick Rishe. ---- Tom Searles Waconia, Twp. -----Original Message----- From: "Sen.Linda Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Apr 12, 2004 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] stadia hearing The Senate State and Local Government Operations committee will hear the governor's stadia proposal on Wednesday, April 14, at 12:30 PM or a half-hour after session ends, in room 15 of the state capitol. Sen. Steve Kelley will present the bill. It will be televised, I think. Anyone wanting to testify for or against the bill should call my committee administrator, Julie Rusk, 651 296 4150, to sign up. Speakers are encouraged to keep their remarks to 3 minutes, with 5 minutes maximum. -------------------- remaining text removed. [TMS] 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
