Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 29, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free september in Ken free press file photo Sam Katz Hopes to build a baseball stadium for his Northern league Gold eyes in this area near the stadium Deal in extra innings by Aldo Santon City Hall reporter its had All the twists and turns of a soap but Sam katzes dream is quite he wants to build a seat stadium on a parcel of City land North of the but negotiating the Deal with City Hall has proven anything but a Deal that should have taken a few weeks to negotiate has turned into a monthlong tomorrow Council could kill it delay it some More or give it the Green Katz wants a facility for his Northern league who now play on a converted football Field at Winnipeg the offer is Good timing for the which promised a base Ball stadium in time for the pan am but the including the proposed has been opposed by several councillors and mayor Susan who Felt the Riverside Park was the wrong location for the others have concerns about the viability of the baseball team and the league in which it and some feel the project will pose a traffic critics charge the vacant for would be better suited for More prestigious the stadium was estimated to Cost with Katz and his investors promis ing to put in the remainder would come from the Federal and provincial governments million and from the pan am games which would use the facility at no Cost during the despite the Council gave its approval in principle to the project March 26 in a 106 vote and told administration to negotiate an acceptable lease for councils negotiations were delayed by the april blizzard and Spring when talks there was Little common agree ment Between Katz and City on May the executive policy committee issued a press release setting out the basis of a lease agreement that Katz had to the pc Deal stated that Katz would lease the land for for 25 at the end of the the stadium would be turned Over to the the City would contribute the City would forgo per year in property taxes on the stadium and in amusement taxes from Gold eyes the City would forgo in permit in recognition that Katz will allow Amateur groups to use the but the Deal also imposed unanticipated costs on including Katz would have to spend million to realign Pioneer Street to accommodate the stadium the City would receive More than every year in taxes from the pro including in amusement taxes from no baseball events in Busi Ness taxes and in property taxes on a Plaza outside the per year in school Council endorsed the pc Deal a week later by a 106 telling Katz he had to accept it by june 21 and have a lease ready for signing four Days Council let the june deadlines pass and by july Katz told a startled pc that he would accept their May on july Council approved a hastily written lease and said Katz had to sign it by Katz haunt seen the lease terms before it went to Council and he discovered the City want going to give him As much land As he he also had concerns Over the wording of some of the since Katz and his lawyer have been reviewing the on Katz met with City officials and came to an agreement on the lease certain provisions had been Modi fied but lawyers for both sides and chief commissioner Rick Frost said the changes were insignificant and in keeping with pcs May on Katz presented Bill a member of with a new site that shifted the the change was made so the project would not require Pioneer Street to be the next City administrators met informally with pc and briefed them on the 13 Clement also presented katzes latest site sources said Thomp son and a majority of pc members refused to accept the modifications on the lease that the administration worked out with on the administration met with pc and asked for another month to study the Impact of katzes latest site plan later that Day in the Council Clement asked Council to extend the 1 signing deadline to Council refuses to consider the Vickar Chevrolet Oldsmobile 1997 510 cab 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recalled what happened after she heres my but count me Rappaport said being the Only employee who didst share in the once Inaline time Windfall was hard on but she seems to be coming maybe the fact that Rappaport gave from his share Here come a and the snip ing Deborah Mccaw Ley is being sworn in today As a court of Queens Bench although not without the usual Grum bling from the barristers and solicitors in the its a Federal and Mccaw Ley is married to former Liberal Cabinet minister Otto so Shes an easy target for the then theres the fact that Mccawley Practised Law privately for Only about five years before joining the Manitoba Law where Shes been chief executive officer of the professions governing body for the past 10 Shes been a lawyer All that offering Legal and ethical advice to benches and other for of course there Are lots of worthy women candidates Heather Leonoff for one will get a but i think Mccawley will bring the kind of wis Dom and judgment to the Bench that no amount of Legal training or expert enc can tory Back room boy and the senator Nate Surg Ltd went through a similar trial by fire breathing Peers when he was appointed to the by All Hes a Fine someone who has earned the professions funny How that whatever happened Gordon Sinclair piano player and dress shop debuts As a to Host again wednesday on the life timeless places is a family rated series that takes a look at mysterious going son All Over the she and cameraman husband Bob Conolly wrote and co hosted the bargain of the fall jackets Cut and sewn by students of the Manitoba fashion Institute training third 365 Bannatyne go on i do mean on Sale for plus get you can pick up a lined Denim jacket for your child or they come in sizes four and hours of operation Are to would the friends of Jack Wells please stand and while youre at you can buy a ticket for a wine and munchies tribute night for there while they who 86 in Case youve lost is being honoured 4 As the first recipient of the Winnipeg 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N tickets Are available by i calling the press club at 9571188 weekdays after 4 or by dialling Jim Coghill any Day after 1 at because theres room for Only the tale end it was during a 25percent off Sale at the Polo Park Florsheim shoes store the other Day that i overheard a customer ask a clerk the following question is there a discount for americans my immediate was to go for his i asked him if he was an american he said he was and then i i let him have your i told is 40 cents on our plus the seven per cent get and seven per cent Post i dont know which of shoes the ugly american but i can Tell you what i Felt like giving Himi the fully of educators May pay Price in pc blame game Orlikov by Nick Martin education reporter Ryphe provinces Siro i plastic methods of Evalu plating education Success May result in teachers and principals paying the Price for childrens poor says trustee Lionel rescued the Point we have to define or Aikaw told Board trustees critics use the poor schools As an indictment of the entire Public school Orlikov proposed the administration develop Cri Teria to identify exemplary schools by the divisions own and recommend Steps to improve teaching and learning in schools that do not meet criteria his proposal was referred to Tho Oards policy and program committee to be we May need to look at a stage that a Prin Cipal might be transferred if the school does not meet definitions of exemplary Stan or Mikoy we have to demonstrate what is How we Are mov ing toward the province is playing a blame game based on evaluating schools through province wide math and Lan Guage arts Orlikova that a blame game that i dont think will result in very much that is he Board has a broader concept of what be he suspects the Manitoba department of education wants to get rid of whose students dont do Well in provincial education minister Linda Mclntosh was ill and unavailable for comment1 a spokeswoman said the minister does not involved in personnel Deci Sions of individual the spokeswoman added that the purpose Provitt Celide exams is not to get rid of it would be an expensive exercise to get rid of Tessly if that All they were she g ;