Tonight's Special Council Meeting (6:30 pm at the resplendent and huge Franklin Law Enforcement Center) does not - repeat: does not - include any vote to include in Franklin's stimulus/sprawl request the much-hated widen-51st-north-of-Rawson idea. So neighbors who are coming ready to rant about that project should be so advised.
Turns out the project has parameters that fall outside of stimulus requirements. So the mayor's veto is moot - though discussion of same still appears on tonight's agenda.
Discussion will be regarding the three remaining lipstick-on-a-pig projects, including a re-do of 51st in front of the High School - - and the council is actually considering an option with, once again, no sidewalks. Time is short, take it or leave it, etc.
Gigantic missed opportunity.
Ahh...South 51st Street, the Common Council's "Jewel of 'Denial.'"
Posted by: Fred Keller | March 31, 2009 at 01:58 PM