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Plaintiffs Dan Cohen, Paul Ostrow and Stephanie Woodruff filed a 

and motion for a temporary injunction Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court  to prevent the Minneapolis City Council from voting on measures related to the Downtown East development project proposed near the new Vikings stadium.  The council is scheduled to vote on the measures Friday.

The plaintiffs want to delay the vote on the development until the merits of their challenge can be determined.  Here's what the plaintiffs are asking for:

Ostrow and Cohen are former members of the Minneapolis City Council.  Woodruff is the vice chair of the city's audit committee.  Both 

The vote on the Downtown East development project is scheduled for the last scheduled council meeting of the year.  If the injunction is successful, it could delay the vote until next year, after several new council members are sworn in.  Some of those 

 are backing Elizabeth Glidden to become the next council president.  Glidden, unlike current council president Barb Johnson, opposed the Vikings stadium funding deal.

Here's the response from city attorney Susan Segal, via spokesman Matt Laible:

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Plaintiffs Dan Cohen, Paul Ostrow and Stephanie Woodruff filed a complaint and motion for a temporary injunction Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court  to prevent the Minneapolis City Council from voting on measures related to the Downtown East development project proposed near the new Vikings stadium.  The council is scheduled to vote on the measures 

Plaintiffs Dan Cohen, Paul Ostrow and Stephanie Woodruff filed a complaint and motion for a temporary injunction Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court  to prevent the Minneapolis City Council from voting on measures related to the Downtown East development project proposed near the new Vikings stadium.  The council is scheduled to vote on the measures Read more →


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