Post in State of the City

Mar 20 14:49 UTC

That's a tremendous idea!  Clever ideas abound, but this one is just so
appropriate on so many levels that it would be a shame to see it succumb to the
usual inertia.

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>From: Gary Thompson <<email obscured>>
>Sent: Mar 20, 2008 9:30 AM
>To: Rick Mons <<email obscured>>, SPIF Forum
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>Subject: Re: [SPIF] State of the City
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>The following letter to the editor in today's PPress is an interesting idea!
Too
>bad the writer is not a member of this forum (yet).
>
>"Housing for convention-goers
>The Republican National Committee's need for local housing during the 2008
>convention in the Twin Cities is critical and is expensive. To help relieve
the need
>and to reduce excessive rental costs, the RNC should rent homes currently in
>foreclosure...."
>
>http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_8629332?nclick_check=1
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>What does the mayor, council, and realty community think of this idea?
>
>I would think that there are downtown condos, etc, that are also under
foreclosure.
>Since the current national administration is at least partially responsible
for the
>the current economic/mortgage crisis, the least the RNC can do is try to help
out
>some in this token effort.  I believe the Democratic Party should also
consider this
>in the Denver convention.  It would be a bipartisan benefit for all.
>
>Gary Thompson
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>Highland
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