Star Tribune: U.s. Official Sees Faults In Delasalle's Riverfront Athletic Complex Plans
Reporter Rochlle Olson writes in her article:
» The residents of Nicollet Island picked up some support from the federal government in their opposition to the proposed DeLaSalle High School athletic complex.
The proposed football field does not meet the criteria for "compatible riverfront uses" for the riverfront site, wrote JoAnn Kyral, superintendent for the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service, which is under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The field is not reliant upon the river, a riverfront location or a connection to the river for its operational needs or economic benefit, she wrote in a letter offering comment on an environmental assessment of the proposal.
Kyral listed a series of substantial objections to the football field. She said the proposal contradicts the goal of preserving public open space and historic preservation. The proposed development would adversely affect the historic St. Anthony Falls in a number of ways, she wrote. «
Read the entire article here at the Star Tribune website.