A small crowd gathered Monday night for the first of six meetings set up by the WSCO about the Bridges of St. Paul project in the planned Community Engagement Schedule. The city staff presentation was mostly a rehash of…
Money, history and community meetings might not be the stuff of soap operas, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the Bridges of St. Paul project. The controversy surrounding the project so far is sure to continue as the…
Bridges developer Jerry Trooien’s third information session on Monday night focused on selling a proposed Westin Hotel and the rest of the retail space in the Bridges project in St. Paul’s downtown to the gathered community members. Currently
With laser pointers and projectors, the JLT Group broke out the big guns Monday night to try to impress upon the West Side of St. Paul that the Bridges development plan really does have the community’s needs at heart.…
The Bridges project is back in the mix with two parallel sets of meetings. Bridges of St. Paul developer Jerry Trooien has created a series of four meetings and the WSCO board has also scheduled a series of meetings…
The Bridges of St. Paul project is a controversial $1 billion-plus project on St. Paul’s West Side
that has weathered stormy waters.
The project was proposed and put in front of the West Side Citizens’ Organization board, which…
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…
In a meeting called through an ad in the Pioneer Press, the TriCouncil Task Force gathered Thursday to discuss the Bridges of St. Paul project. The project has created significant contention since the idea was formed by Jerry Trooien, developer…
The Bridges of St. Paul will not be getting any TIF money. A letter from Cecile Bedor, St. Paul’s HRA director, to Bridges developer Jerry Trooien on Thursday said the city had worked with outside legal counsel and determined that…
St. Paul City Council Member Dave Thune is already campaigning for his next election in 2007. At a fundraiser Thune held Thursday night supporters were positive and upbeat when looking forward to another campaign season.
Thune’s seat is expected to…
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