Cleaning up sidebar polling - two still open re Northstar-and-Ramsey; others have closed, with these results.

As noted earlier a past sidebar poll indicated general approval from the limited sampling to make the Armstrong Blvd. - Alpine intersection a four-way stop instead of only two-way, particularly if the pedestrian-biking path is extended westward from the intersection.

More recently closed poll results:

RAMSEY: Plans are afoot to "dedicate" 300 spaces of the citizens' parking ramp to private use, perhaps generating official talk of building another ramp.

Good idea - four votes - 12%

Bad idea - twenty-two votes - 70%

Don't care - five votes - 17%

Again a limited sampling, but a clear citizen attitude shows through - among Crabgrass readers, at least.

RAMSEY: Would you like to know whether Landform is getting money from the developers of the housing that would have 300 ramp parking spaces "dedicated" to it?

Yes, for knowing that - 23 votes - 82%

Not a good question - 0 votes - 0%

Don't care - 5 votes - 17%

Similarly limited sampling, and potential bias in the sample, but the clear suggestion is the City should make a clearer and more prominent and transparent presentation and disclosure of what Landform gets, commission on this deal as well as monthly cash flow, and request a Landform accounting of cash flowed to it by the developer-promoter of this project [as a condition of NOT cancelling the city-Landform contract on 30 day notice per the City's option - to avoid a stonewall], with the result of that request prominently reported.

Transparency is good. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Brandeis wrote that first in 1914, and it is as true now as ever.

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NOTE: The closed polls have been removed from the sidebar, once the results have been published via this post. Only the two Northstar-Ramsey polls remain open (another 20 days remain - both polls being set to close midnight, Jan. 15, 2011).