Once again, David Ybarra from the Minneapolis Building Trades has hit it out of the park. In his letter to the editor in Tuesday's Star Tribune, David makes a great case for the need to make Phase II a reality:
Letters to the editor for Tuesday, May 6, 2008
May 6, 2008
MALL SUBSIDY
See the big picture
Star Tribune columnist James Lileks doesn't get it ("Stores galore! But what of MOA parking ramp?", April 24). The state's role in authorizing the expansion of Mall of America has little to do with a parking ramp. People don't get on a plane in Europe to come visit a parking ramp in Minnesota.
The public contribution for public parking infrastructure allows the full private investment in the project to go forward, making the attraction something people from all over the world will continue to want to come and see.
The reality is that projects of this magnitude don't happen without some public involvement. Nearly every significant project in the past 20 years was made possible by a similar combination of public and private investment, including the Guthrie Theater, the Minneapolis Convention Center, Cabela's, the Blaine National Sports Center and the list goes on.
Lileks states that the mall is basically building a house and asking the state to pay for its floors. I say if that house employs 14,000 Minnesotans, generates millions in tax revenue and attracts cash-carrying tourists to our state, then we might want to consider throwing in the drapes too.
DAVID YBARRA II, BROOKLYN PARK;
BUSINESS MANAGER, MINNEAPOLIS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
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Monday afternoon, David, along with major construction executives, will lead a large delegation of constuction industry representatives to the state capitol to make the case directly to legislators. We'll be sure to let everyone know how it goes!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
More great press for Phase II
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I would like to see MoA phase II built. Currently Minneapolis just lacks many many trendy international chains. Downtown is declining and I just can't get what I want as in other cities of similar size. When I look online for store locations of some brands, Minneapolis is usually the only mid-sized city that doesn't have a store. Those brands are not necessarily expensive. For example, Armani Exchange is nearly within the same price range with GUESS. Others like Zara, Diesel, Kiehl's..., they just don't come here. While Minneapolis always tries to boost up the image that it has great shopping, it really doesn't. For Christ's sake we don't even have a Calvin Klein or Nike store(except the one in outlets). Let's be more honest on this issue. MoA used to just provide us with all the big boxy stores we already have in Rosedale or Southdale. Galleria Edina is nice but those are mostly local boutiques. I would definitely like to see MoA becomes better. I myself can't afford those expensive designer brands, but browsing them still is a lot of fun and gives me the feel that I am living in a city with respectable size. You would be kidding if you say that people would travel to the current MoA to buy something special. Look at the malls elsewhere, the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Lenox Square in Atlanta, Galleria of Houston, even the Mall at Milenia in Orlando, Fashion Square in Phoenix, and the Somerset Collection in Troy, Michigan. I just don't see where MoA has an edge.
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