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minnow 
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,8:28 am |
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No....no it certainly was not!
That's one of the main problems with AL. Many people can't understand when they've been hoodwinked.
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farouk
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,11:17 am |
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minnow, since you know better, why don't you take a $1 from the many you have and buy the building. Then you can show us all how wrong we are. There is lots of space for your bike museum. Show us how wrong the school district was for selling the building for a buck. Hell I would love to see the building saved. I'd even go to work full time to get the public library to move in. It is time to demonstrate by example minnow, words are cheep.
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Madd Max
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,11:56 am |
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If the building is in such dire straights and in need of repair with an owner who refuses to fix up his property why shouldn't the city go to court and force the developer to have the building demolished? Why couldn’t they go after the new owner the same way they went after Farmland? If we get stuck wit part of the bill for demolishing the site isn’t that better then getting stuck with the whole bill? The city would then have two large lots open for economic development or housing? 
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minnow
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,12:20 pm |
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Sure! I'll invest one dollar and be liable for a $10,000,000 raising! LOL 
You people aren't mad as much as YeR dumb.
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farouk
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,1:38 pm |
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No guts, "ay"! Why I would bet you could fill the place with tenants with little effort, just on your pleasant personality.
Further more, I dought that it will cost $10,000,000 to raise the building if you fail to make a go at it. The asbestos should be easier to get at than the Farmland project, and the mortar in the walls had been loose for some time before the students left. I bet you could have much of it down without much effort.
So where your buck?
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minnow fan
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,4:44 pm |
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I doubt you will be able to buy the dump back for a dollar. Sure the new owner will want much more then that.
Here is an idea, make the building into a museum featuring of 30 years of city/county screw ups. Actually, I don't know if the building would even be big enough for that, you might need to add on an addition.
Could have a wall of shame featuring Gabe & Sparky, I think I am on to something here...
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Even if you think the ALEDC is a good idea, do you really want to put Sparks and Bishop in charge of all the economic development in Albert Lea?
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Clovis
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,6:12 pm |
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The building's been out of service for four years. It'd be an investment of many hours and many dollars, but for crying out loud, Minnow, not even close to $10 million. Puh-leeze. Hyperbole won't get us anywhere, nor will complaining about bad mistakes in the past. I'm sure that IF the community could come together for once and make a decision on what could go in the building, and IF people would get off their butts to pitch in and help rather than finding a part of the project to administrate, it'd be a great city center. Keep the old library building for the city offices, and renovate the old high school to hold a performing arts center (with recital/performance space in the old aud - we could definitely use some culture in AL) and the resources of the public library.
Anyone up to the challenge?
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minnow
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,7:15 pm |
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How about you...don't you have a dollar? 
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Clovis
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,7:42 pm |
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No, Minnow, I don't. As stated earlier in other posts, I make less than 5% of what you make. It covers the following: food, bills, and my pithy amount that I set aside each month to save up for my expenses for an overseas year-long teaching job.
What I DO have is free time. If you donate your dollar(s - I'm optimistic  ) to buy back the building, I will donate my free time to plan out uses and contact other interested people.
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minnow fan
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Posted on: Feb. 13 2004,8:01 pm |
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Clovis-I believe your signature line is in French, are you French?
Here is my favorite picture of France...
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Even if you think the ALEDC is a good idea, do you really want to put Sparks and Bishop in charge of all the economic development in Albert Lea?
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