The Twins are being considered for contraction in large part because the team has failed to secure public funding for a new stadium. A poll published this week by the Minneapolis Star Tribune shows 67 percent of Minnesotans are still opposed to the use of public money for a ballpark, even though the Twins might be eliminated next season. A statewide task force will hold a public hearing in Alexandria later today so rural Minnesotans can weigh in on the stadium debate. Minnesota's Director of Planning Dean Barkley is on that task force, and he speaks with MPR News.