Superintendent Search Off Track
As an observer at the July 21 Park Board meeting, what I found to be of special interest was not what was on the agenda, but what was NOT on the agenda--the sin of omission one might say.
At the previous Park Board meeting, the Park Board selected (by a 5 to 3 vote) the Oldani Group to conduct the superintendent's search. To follow its timeline, the Park Board scheduled the review of application and promotional literature for the search for the July 21 meeting. But someone failed to follow through and the superintendent's search -- a major Park Board responsibility -- was not on the agenda as it was supposed to have been. When I mentioned this to a couple of commissioners, they too were surprised.
The next Park Board meeting is on August 4; stay tuned.
Comments
For those of you interested in the Upper Harbor Terminal Redevelopment Study that will be reported on tomorrow evening (Wednesday) to the Planniing Committee of the Park Board, more information is available about the study, including a downloadable report, at http://www.fmr/uht.html.
The study was coordinated by Friends of the Mississippi River and American Rivers in partnership with the City of Minneapolis. MPRB staff participated in the study and provided valuable assistance and information.
A comment sent to David Shove's Progressive Messages suggests that one can only wonder what MPRB is up to with regards to the city-owned Upper Harbor Terminal. I'd like to believe this is one of those situations where the City and Park Board are working together, as they should, to explore potential options for a publicly owned piece of riverfront property.
Feel free to contact me at 651/222-2193 about the study if you have any questions.
Irene Jones Outreach Director for Friends of the Mississippi River and Minneapolis resident/activist
Posted by Irene Jones | Tue, 08/03/2004 - 12:33pm | Login to post comments