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Archive for August, 2007

Bridges Press Confrence

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

A press confrence is being held for Bridges by supporters today. (I won’t be there, if you do go and want to let everyone know what happened I’ll be happy to share your account here.)
I’ll update you as I get any information on what exactly is happening, but I have to say I’d probably fall [...]

Money, money, money in St. Paul

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Mayor Coleman’s latest budget address called for “structural balance” known to the rest of us as a tax increase. Either through the state in the reimplimentation of the LGA ($4.9 million increase in 2008 with “similar increases” called for 2009 and 2010 rounding to about $15 million) or through $10.2 million between an increase in [...]

Only…how many months away?

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

The Minnesota DFL (of course MN is the only DFL) is joining the rest of the country in at least talking about moving up the date of the precinct caucuses for 2008 (or in the potential case of Iowa…2007). The potential date being talked about is the First Tuesday in February (one month sooner). [...]

City Council

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

As fall draws near the St. Paul City Council races will begin to heat up.
In Ward 5 Chris Coleman is asking people to give money to Lee Helgen saying, “I am supporting Lee Helgen for City Council because he is a proven leader on the important issues facing the people of Saint Paul: safe, strong [...]

Bridges, the real thing not the project

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Four major bridges in Saint Paul qualify as deficient by the rankings from 2005 (50 or less is deficient, and I35 was a 50)
26.7 Summit Ave over CP Rail Systems and Ayd Mill Rd
40.8 Interstate 35E over BNSF RR, CP Rail Systems & Cayuga St
43.4 Warner Rd EB (Reserve) over BNSF RR, CP Rail Systems, [...]

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