[Mpls] This Week in The Minneapolis Observer

[Craig Cox]

DISCOUNT LUMBER YARD OPENING ON NORTH SIDE
St. Paul-based Lampert Yards is set to launch a new retail concept on 
the economically strapped North side.

CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX PLAN A NON-STARTER AT CAPITOL
The City Council's decision in February to ask the legislature for 
authority to levy a so-called public safety sales tax is dying a slow 
death at the capitol, reports Scott Russell in the Skyway News.

SURPRISE: CITY REPEALS A MONEY-MAKING ORDINANCE
Often criticized for padding the city general fund with excess 
regulations, the City Council on Friday did an about-face, repealing 
an ordinance that has been a dependable cash cow over the years.

ALLEGED SERIAL BURGLAR ARRESTED
A 33-year-old man suspected in several burglaries and car thefts in 
South Minneapolis has been arrested.

NO ENDORSEMENT FOR CITY COUNCIL FROM 8TH WARD DFLERS
As expected, 8th Ward DFLers did not endorse a City Council candidate 
at their convention at Martin Luther King Park on Saturday. After a 
sixth ballot that had Elizabeth Glidden winning 43 percent of the 
vote to Jeffrey Hayden's 42 percent, the gathering adjourned, setting 
the stage for a packed primary election in September.

All this and more at <http://www.mplsobserver.com>

-- 
Craig Cox
Founder/Editor
The Minneapolis Observer
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