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Former Republican governor Arne Carlson is saying the city of Minneapolis ought to hit the reset button on a planned $400 million mixed-use development slated to go up near the new Vikings stadium.

, Carlson, who also once served on the Minneapolis City Council, says the deal suffers from complicated financial arrangements, political hazards and doubts about the Vikings ownership, among other things.

He is calling on the city to postpone a vote to approve the project, planned for a city council meeting on Friday:

Last week Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak urged a request for proposals be issued within weeks for the development of the top of the new stadium parking ramp.  Rybak, in an appearance before a council committee meeting, said that a delay could cost the city the chance to develop what he called  "potentially one of the great marquee tower sites that this city will ever have" and "an icon on the skyline.”

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Former Republican governor Arne Carlson is saying the city of Minneapolis ought to hit the reset button on a planned $400 million mixed-use development slated to go up near the new Vikings stadium. In a post on his personal blog, Carlson, who also once served on the Minneapolis City Council, says the deal suffers from 

Former Republican governor Arne Carlson is saying the city of Minneapolis ought to hit the reset button on a planned $400 million mixed-use development slated to go up near the new Vikings stadium. In a post on his personal blog, Carlson, who also once served on the Minneapolis City Council, says the deal suffers from Read more →


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