Star Tribune: DeLaSalle plan gets [a] Park Board go-ahead
In a completely wrong-headed pair of votes, the Park Board voted 6 to 3 to approve the site plan and the reciprocal use agreement for DeLaSalle's proposed athletic stadium to be built on city park land.
Strib writers Myron Medcalf and Rochelle Olson report in a minimalist story:
The lengthy dispute over the construction of a football field on Nicollet Island could go into overtime, despite two supportive votes by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Wednesday night.
Neither opponents nor supporters of DeLaSalle High School's proposal to build a 750-seat athletic facility put up much of a fight at the Park Board meeting, as members voted 6-3 in favor of two measures aimed at allowing DeLaSalle to build the athletic facility on park land adjacent to the school.
But after the vote, it was clear that emotions still run high and the battle will continue as the plan goes before other agencies for review.
Read the entire story here at the Star Tribune website.