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Vendetta? That certainly seems to be the case for one Minneapolis Democrat.
Rep. Kahn has been fighting the DeLaSalle High School stadium for years and HF 4056 is not Kahn's first foray at legislation directed specifically at DeLasalle HS's sports complex. Last year Rep. Kahn proposed HF446 which would have required all sports fields across the state have special shields on their lights - a proposal which would have cost municipalities millions of dollars.
But wait you say...Phyllis is just looking out for the children...she cares about the children...she wants to give them the vote after all. That may be, but if she really cared about the kids (and light pollution) why did these bills ONLY come up after the DeLaSalle stadium was approved. The turf issue didn't even come up until after DeLaSalle decided to put astroturf in their new stadium. If Rep. Kahn really cared "for the children" why didn't she say something prior to this when other schools were installing THEIR astroturf stadium floors?
No, Rep. Kahn does not care about "the children" of DeLaSalle....she is using her position as a state legislature in order to make life miserable for one of her Nicollet Island neighbors...a neighbor that has been on the island much longer than she has (DeLaSalle has been on the island since 1900 - Rep. Kahn since 1983!) and a neighbor that had this land set aside since 1983 to put into a stadium - when the school had the money to do so that is...
Rep. Kahn is no stranger to controversy. In 2004, residents of one New Hope neighborhood caught Rep. Kahn stealing the literature of a Republican legislator and candidate (Rep. Lynne Osterman) and replacing it with literature for the DFL challenger (for which she faced misdemeanor charges). She has also authored some of the most questionable legislation of the last two years!
Rep. Kahn is abusing her power in order to force the people of Minnesota to pay for her vendetta against DeLaSalle. After 36 years, it is past time for this professional legislator to retire. The people of HD 59B and the state of Minnesota deserve better.
Minnesota lawmakers introduced a bill this legislative session calling for the state to evaluate any health risks artificial turf may pose for athletes inhaling small rubber particles from the turf and any environmental risks incurred when rain runs off the field into groundwater, rivers and lakes.
The proposal, which did not receive a hearing, also would have required the Minnesota Department of Health to inspect all public fields made of the synthetic materials.
Three Minneapolis Democrats — Reps. Phyllis Kahn, Diane Loeffler and Jean Wagenius — sponsored the bill after some residents protested a proposed DeLaSalle High School stadium because of artificial turf use.
Rep. Kahn has been fighting the DeLaSalle High School stadium for years and HF 4056 is not Kahn's first foray at legislation directed specifically at DeLasalle HS's sports complex. Last year Rep. Kahn proposed HF446 which would have required all sports fields across the state have special shields on their lights - a proposal which would have cost municipalities millions of dollars.
But wait you say...Phyllis is just looking out for the children...she cares about the children...she wants to give them the vote after all. That may be, but if she really cared about the kids (and light pollution) why did these bills ONLY come up after the DeLaSalle stadium was approved. The turf issue didn't even come up until after DeLaSalle decided to put astroturf in their new stadium. If Rep. Kahn really cared "for the children" why didn't she say something prior to this when other schools were installing THEIR astroturf stadium floors?
No, Rep. Kahn does not care about "the children" of DeLaSalle....she is using her position as a state legislature in order to make life miserable for one of her Nicollet Island neighbors...a neighbor that has been on the island much longer than she has (DeLaSalle has been on the island since 1900 - Rep. Kahn since 1983!) and a neighbor that had this land set aside since 1983 to put into a stadium - when the school had the money to do so that is...
Rep. Kahn is no stranger to controversy. In 2004, residents of one New Hope neighborhood caught Rep. Kahn stealing the literature of a Republican legislator and candidate (Rep. Lynne Osterman) and replacing it with literature for the DFL challenger (for which she faced misdemeanor charges). She has also authored some of the most questionable legislation of the last two years!
Rep. Kahn is abusing her power in order to force the people of Minnesota to pay for her vendetta against DeLaSalle. After 36 years, it is past time for this professional legislator to retire. The people of HD 59B and the state of Minnesota deserve better.
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