Post in A bad place for a good project

Jan 09 02:54 UTC

Bob Spaulding: "But it is clear that in reality, when you pull back from the
current moment,there's a lot of ground between the rather unhelpful
designations of being "pro-development" and "anti-development".   Reliance on
those designations tends to mask legitimate points of disagreement, and creates
a less fruitful discussion as a result."

Thanks Bob for that insight.

Bob noticed that I may be against this idea, but I am not against development.
I'm against stupid development. And that is exactly what TJ's on the corner of
Randolph and Lexington is. It will bring down the value of my home, it will
increase the difficulty I already have trying to get out of my neighborhood
onto Randolph or Lexington, and it threatens the fabric of my neighborhood with
more suburban folks traipsing through to get to the destination of the moment
(not always trader joes).

John Krenik:  "bringing Trader Joe’s to St. Paul is a step in the right
direction." Maybe so, but not at Lexington and Randolph. One thing I'm noticing
on this list is that John is the only doe eyed one on the list that thinks this
is a good idea. John, You talk about economic development for St. Paul, well
then why destroy the neighborhood when there are a plethora of other options so
well stated on this list by very thoughtful members.

BTW - I wonder what the mean salary is... that would be a statistic. I like fun
with numbers. Bet it's no where near $50 K.

I've also heard from my close friends that TJ's is 'the best' place. I think it
would be great for St. Paul to land this big deal, just not at the expense of
my already traffic congested end of the hood.

Nanette Echols
Mac/Grove
3 blocks from the debacle