[Mpls] "For the kids" or another K-Mart?

[Steve Nelson]

Of course, just like Grove Street on the Island, the city should vacate 16th 
between James and Knox so the kids don't have to risk crossing in the 
traffic and we could put the new stadium right across the road and use less 
of North Commons.

Steve Nelson (tongue firmly in cheek)
Willard Hay

> Barry Clegg wrote:
>
>>"For the kids" is the refrain we keep hearing from those who support
>>giving away a piece of Nicollet Island Park to DeLaSalle High School.
>> Is this really "for the kids?"  Does ANYONE believe that if North High
>>School wanted to build a stadium for the kids in North Commons Park that
>>the Park Board would be so cooperative?
> What a great idea.  As a North High alum, I remember the trek to the field 
> blocks away.  With North Commons right across the street, it only makes 
> sense to have North's field there.  I propose that our soon-to-be-elected 
> roster of Park Board members arrange a land swap on the North side.  Let's 
> move North High's track and field over to North Commons (and maybe build 
> some really nice seating while we're at it), and shift part of North 
> Commons over to the site of the current field.  I know that North Commons 
> Park is bigger, but if you kept part of North Commons Park where it is, 
> and only swapped part of the land, you would actually be gaining a park in 
> the process.  Let's do it for the kids.
>
> David Weinlick
> Armatage