Instead of being on the offense, we're on the defensive, to use a sports metaphor so to speak. The MPR Forum is open. What's your opinion on the latest stadium push. She says the city has many other priorities, like a new library and funding neighborhood improvements. Minneapolis council president Jackie Cherryhomes, who's been working on the ballpark plan with Mayor Sayles Belton, says if Minneapolis doesn't act, it could lose the Twins to St. Paul.
Professional sports is a civic asset.
We need to keep it in Minneapolis, and we need to have a plan that does that that's responsible, and that benefits our taxpayers. But Cherryhomes says the city hasn't entered a bidding war for the team, and that recent discussions with the Twins owners are not a reaction to Coleman. Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials say, at this point, they don't anticipate needing help from the state. Governor Ventura isn't inclined to chip in. During his campaign, he opposed public subsidies for a new ballpark.