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Park Board OKs Crown Hydro study
By Dan Haugen
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has authorized hiring a consulting firm to study possible impacts from a proposed hydroelectric plant at St. Anthony Falls.
Developer starts next step on condo tower
Though Omni can now seek permits, critics said the Minneapolis riverfront project will never materialize. By Terry Collins, Star Tribune
A developer's vision of a luxury condo tower on the historic Minneapolis riverfront is running into a wave of opposition.
The City Council said last week that no environmental impact study was necessary for the project, dubbed the Wave. But key council members and opponents said it would damage riverside mill ruins and obstruct views of the river and historic structures. Star Tribune
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Debate over the Wave condo project rolls on
By Michelle Bruch
Developers facing mounting opposition
Developers of the Wave condominium project now have three weeks before their option to purchase the riverfront site expires.
In the past two years, the development has changed hands and undergone an archaeological dig, a redesign and an environmental review. Now the project may halt altogether if the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board decides not to extend the purchase option. Downtown Journal
Minneapolis needs a moratorium on development in the area near St. Anthony Falls.
Richard Moe
The St. Anthony Falls area is unarguably the most historic section of Minneapolis. As a great natural wonder, the falls drew the attention of the earliest explorers and served as an important gathering place long before white settlers arrived. Star Tribune
Council Member Lisa Goodman calls the Wave a Horrible Idea
Shown here in this video clip at the February 15 Zoning & Planning discussion, which concluded the Wave project did not need an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), is Council Member Lisa Goodman taking a stand against the too-tall, too-large Wave riverfront condo development.
Study Session on the Wave at the former Fuji-Ya Site
Dec 31 1969 - 6:00pm
The board members will meet informally to discuss possibly extending the purchase agreement for the former Fuji-Ya site.
Rising Tide of Opposition to Condo
By Neal St. Anthony
The proposed Wave development on the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis has ballooned since receiving approval. Read more Star Tribune
The Wave at the Fuji-Ya site
The Wave project on the MPRB's Fuji-Ya site wends its way through the city departments. Read more in the Downtown Journal: The Wave
Evaluation of the 1990 St. Anthony Falls Interpretive Plan
The St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board is a little-known organization with representatives from all levels of
Public Hearing regarding Fuji Ya
Dec 31 1969 - 6:00pm
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will hold a PUBLIC HEARING to receive public comment on th
Downtown Journal: Park Board Delays Sale of Fuji Ya
In an article titled "Breaking the Wave? Park Board delays completing sale for riverfront condo" writer Sarah McKenzie describes how the Park Board has delayed sale of the Fuji Ya property after earlier approving a contract for its sale and spending money on the lobbying effort to get a special state law passed to allow the sale to go forward.
Fuji-Ya Site Now Being Developed by Heritage Development
Suprise! The Park Board recently sold the Fuji-Ya site to Jeff Arundel and Columbia Development to build a condo development with parking on the first level to be leased to the Park Board. The general shape of the building met with the Park Board's approval.
State Bonding BIll Allows Land Sale by Park Board, Requires Split of Proceeds
The recently passed state bonding bill (House File 3, the Omnibus Capital Investment Bill) provides the following with respect to allowing the Park Board to sell the piece of land that the former Fuji-Ya restaurant sits on. The text of the House Research Bill Summary is below and at this link. Full text of the bill with Fuji Ya section 48 at line 41.12.
Bob Smith - No Force, No Fraud: A Dream Destroyed for Nothing
Bob Smith writes in his blog No Force, No Fraud about the shameful demise at the hand of the Park Board of the Fuji Ya restaurant:
Skyway News: Park Board floats state deal to save riverfront townhome project
by Scott Russell »Plans to convert the old Fuji-Ya restaurant site on the Downtown riverfront into 15 to 18 townhomes hinge on an amendment pending at the Legislature.
Star Tribune: The Park Board has lost its way
NetLets, March 4, 2005 »Doug Grow's Feb. 20 column about the original Fuji Ja building is evidence of the troubles that have been plaguing the Park and Recreation Board for a number of years. While I agree with Grow that the manner in which the building was acquired from the Weston family was unnecessarily rude and untimely, I disagree even more strongly with the decision to sell the piece to a developer.