Posts by Sara Reller
Citing ‘Deep Divisions,’ Thune Ends Tri-Council Process for Bridges Project
St. Paul City Council Member Dave Thune on Monday ended the Tri-Council planning process for the Bridges of St. Paul. This will send the $1 billion project back to the developer, who could try reapplying for rezoning or could ask…
St. Paul: Now Starring on YouTube
St. Paul City Council and Board of Education candidates have been smiling for the camera. St. Paul E-Democracy has given all candidates a chance to have their say and make it available on YouTube.
Ten candidates have already taken advantage…
Is Instant Run-Off Voting for St. Paul?
The St. Paul City Council heard several points of view on instant run-off voting at a policy session on Wednesday. IRV, which is being pushed in St. Paul after passing in Minneapolis, is an alternate voting method that would…
St. Paul Goes for the Green
The St. Paul City Council adopted an ordinance Wednesday to require green space be allocated on all new developments in St. Paul. Developers could also pay a fee that would go into funding the purchase of parkland.
Duriing the public…
Speak Out in St. Paul in 2008
St. Paul’s Downtown Council Member Dave Thune wants to make sure that protesters can have their say at the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Thune will be introducing a resolution that would have St. Paul “greet demonstrators with the same respect…
From Coleman’s State of the City: ‘We Saw the Face of Evil and We Will Not Let It Stand’
Three days after a triple homicide shocked St. Paul’s North End, Mayor Chris Coleman promised to expand crime-reduction programs Monday night during his State of the City address.
“In the Friday morning darkness, we saw the face of evil and…
A Bin is a Bin
If it looks like a grain bin and it smells like a grain bin, it gets taxed as a grain bin. The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed with a lower court’s decision that Custom Ag Service of Montevideo’s grain bins should…
Disagreements Rule Tri-District Council Meeting
The Tri-District Council that was created to work on developer Jerry Trooien’s Bridges of St. Paul project met for the second time Monday night to try to agree on some basic rules, an operating structure, and a mission. They didn’t…
Who’s Spending Money at the Capitol?
According to the latest financial disclosure reports, Education Minnesota, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Vikings Football Club are the top-three spenders for lobbying, putting a combined $4 million into pitching state legislators. In 2006, the Vikings spent…
Rezoning case overturned
The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned a decision to let a developer continue his project despite community and city concerns because of a missed deadline. Developer Hans Hagen will not be able to continue with his 303-unit development in Minnetrista despite…
