How did preservation projects fare in the bonding bill that was trimmed, and then signed, by Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Sunday? Some wins, some losses. Here’s the rundown, as far as my non-political mind can discern.
Vetoed Projects:
$2 million request for the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (not preservation, per se, but we had encouraged support of the project)
$2.2 million request for the Potter Center for the Arts in Chatfield
$840,000 request for the Minnesota African-American museum, which is going to be housed in the historic Coe Mansion in Minneapolis
$5 million request for the Asian-Pacific Cultural Center, which is to be housed in the former Hamm’s Brewery in St. Paul
$9.357 million request for the Oliver Kelly Farm, a Minnesota Historical Society site in Elk River
$8.5 million from the state required to match a Federal grant for the Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority to use towards the renovation of Union Depot in St. Paul
Funded Projects:
$23 million for the renovation of Folwell Hall, on the U of M East Bank campus, Minneapolis
$1.2 million for ongoing stabilization of the buildings on the Fort Snelling upper bluff, which has been both a PAM 10 Most Endangered and a National Trust for Historic Preservation 11 Most Endangered site
$75,000 to predesign renovation of the Governor’s Mansion, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
$2 million to renovate the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge in Bloomington as a bike and pedestrian bridge
$1 million to develop the Rock Island Swing Bridge park and trail in Inver Grove Heights, and to link them to the historic bridge, which was a 10 Most Endangered site in 2009
$2 million for work to Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis, a 10 Most Endangered site in 2008
$3.4 million for historic sites owned by the Minnesota Historical Society
$1 million to fund the Capital Grants-in-Aid program at the State Historic Preservation Office
$150,000 to renovate the 1941 Navy Hangar at Fleming Field in South St. Paul, Gov. Pawlenty’s home town
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