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From: Herron, Brian C
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:40 PM
Subject: RE: [cnia-chat] Housing at Lk & 2nd Lets' get together and talk then lets' sit down with Mr. Sabri and see what we can come up with... I really don't know how feasible a Hotel would be but I like the way you have thought about this. I have been telling people maybe there is another location that is more suited for this kind of development..there is no need to be angry or mean spirited lets here them out give them our feed back and work with them on a better location if this is not aceptable...by the way they have not yet submitted a formal propsal.. Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 7:26 AM > To: Herron, Brian C > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [cnia-chat] Housing at Lk & 2nd > > CM Herron, > > I am forwarding a post of mine from the Mpls. Issues forum. In it I > outline a > feasible alternative to a hotel at this critical gateway to the region and > > offer an alternative which will truly reflect the surrounding community. I > > think it's a win/win solution. I discuss it below. > > 1. Relocate the hotel to the Sears site. Perhaps the Sears site could be > developed in pieces. Maybe several developers could own it in Assoc., > minimizing their risks and increasing the likelihood of project > completion. > My guess is that this is possible and now, while the project is being > parceled out (ie. Allina's ramp), is the time to determine this. This > program > could allow entrepreneurs who have reached this level of success an > opportunity to grow. Not all the developers would need to be at the table > from the start, but could be phased in. I suggest Phase 1 would be > DDS/Hotel/Transportation (mass-trans.;cars; bikes; ped; wheelchairs;etc). > Maybe this is a way to jump-start development there. > > 2. Mixed-income Housing/Retail at Lake Street & 2nd Avenue. Nobody knows > more > than you how important it is for us to build housing at every opportunity. > > This project would create mixed-income housing and density. More > importantly, > it is the chance to figure out how to make affordable housing development > attractive to a private developer, which is a critical step to solving the > > housing crisis. This project could pilot others. Please use this important > > opportunity. > > At the 8th Ward Convention on Sat., when you asked for my help on finding > affordable housing solutions I was honored. I am offering my help. If the > 8th > Ward office will coordinate and participate, I will sit down at the table > with all interested parties to plan and build mixed-income housing with > street level retail/commercial on the 3000 block of 2nd Ave. I am already > part of this discussion. I attended two Artspace/Artist Housing group > meetings in Central in the spring and summer of '99. > > Congratulations on the 8th Ward Convention, CM. It looks like we are off > to > the good start of a clean race, and that's what's most important to the > Ward. > > I hope we can work together and help build a beautiful city. > > Yours, > Robert Lilligren > 8th Ward Candidate > www.VoteRobert.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >
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