Community Voices: Taking One’s Ball and Going Home

Dear editor:

Thank you for publishing Ramsey County Commissioner Rafael Ortega’s column about where the money previously set aside for the Riverview Corridor will now be spent.  (Spoiler: not in West 7th!)  In Commissioner Ortega’s own words, the vote to remove all funds from West 7th was actually a demonstration of how much the commissioners are in reality “committed to helping improve West 7th.”  Glad we have had that burning question answered, especially now that the long-deferred infrastructure has resulted in a giant sinkhole requiring months of repair and closing the street. Taking one’s ball and going home, indeed. ~ Diane Gerth