If you would like to contribute to a memorial in appreciation of the neighborhood contributions of Glenn Faith, please see[…]
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Soldiers Field Track
I had the opportunity to attend the Parks Board Meeting last night and have some thoughts to share and some[…]
Read moreCrowpocalypse 2018
From Mike Nigbur, everything you ever wanted to know about crow abatement. As I have said for many years; “In[…]
Read moreComparing Parks Funding
Edit: Not surprisingly our excellent staff is getting me some more accurate figures. Minneapolis & St. Paul have 2 of[…]
Read moreScientific Poll of Rochester Citizens
Here is a presentation containing the results of a (scientific) poll. The poll was conducted by Morris Leatherman. I am[…]
Read more2018: State of the City Wishlist
Tomorrow Mayor Ardell Brede will give what I assume is his last state of the city speech. I fully expect[…]
Read moreA cursory analysis of the PWC arena study
I finished going through the PWC study in great detail and ended up with more questions than answers. I am[…]
Read more$60 million: Arena vs. Parks
Lets do a bit of a thought exercise on what the opportunity cost of a new arena would be. I[…]
Read moreFlood control update
So with most the country flooded or burning I figured I would share an update of where our flood control[…]
Read moreHow much safer is Kutzky Park?
So I requested data on how the new alcohol policy has affected public safety in Kutzky Park. For this year[…]
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