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Sure, all of these things can be true and also I don't think it's unreasonable for the town to ask the University with a $10 billion dollar endowment that doesn't pay taxes and (in theory) has an educational mission for help.

D65 should've been there for the new stadium negotiations and they were nowhere to be found .. but I don't care for this desire people have to see D65 punished in some way because it's been run by clowns. Let's fix the problems first and move forward.

Petitions never go anywhere but it's a good sampling of who feels what about what subject and I think calibrates other political actors as time goes on.

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So, what do you propose? You come into the comments with a lot of hate today and not much in the way of constructive ideas.

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Oh please, give me a break.

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You have to start somewhere, man. I'm not sure what you expect - should they come with a 200 page document describing a strategy for compromise with Northwestern? As you note, Northwestern is an entity that holds all the cards. It's a dance that takes years, requires political savvy, a lot of planning, and PR. A little petition to see who is interested in this area is exactly where you would start on something like this.

I don't think anyone who signed this petition thinks it's going to work, it's basically an impromptu poll to see if there is public interest to organize around a topic. I don't think that is so bad.

I'm using "hate" the colloquial sense, like you are just dunking on ideas you don't like without offering anything better.

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Here I'll ban you and make it easier

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