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Friday, February 1, 2008

Rule of law requires following the rules

Star Tribune Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:21:03 GMT
Unfiled paperwork could sink L.A. Fitness plans in Hopkins

A key Hopkins redevelopment is in jeopardy after it did not receive cleanup funds its developer had counted on. ... The project ranked high in the competition for funding under the council's Tax Base Revitalization Account, which is meant to "clean up polluted land to make it available for economic redevelopment, job retention and job growth," according to Met Council documents. But because the developer failed to adhere to part of the grant's step-by-step procedure -- filing the right paperwork at the right time -- the project likely will receive nothing. The developer, Ned Abdul, calls this unfair. But the Met Council says staying true to the process is the only way to ensure that its grants, which began in 1995 and have been competitive since, stay fair. ... Awarding the grant to the Hopkins project when the applicant did not follow that procedure, would "set a very bad precedent," said a Met Council attorney, Dave Theisen. "In a government setting, process is very important."[emphasis added]

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