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Greetings! We hope our newsletter serves as a resource for staying connected to Hennepin County activities and staying updated on county news and services.
As always, please reach out with questions, comments, or to learn more about how to get involved.
My best,
I have been appointed as the county representative to the Metro Mobility Task Force. This task force will examine the Metro Mobility program to increase program effectiveness and efficiency, minimize program costs and improve service. Metro Mobility is a shared public transportation service for those with disabilities and health conditions.
Read more about this appointment.
Free Career Fair Will Connect Job-Seekers with Recruiting Employers
Job-seekers can connect with actively-recruiting companies at a career fair next week sponsored by the Hennepin County Work and Economic Resource Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Event details:
- Monday, August 7
- 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Hennepin County Library - Minneapolis Central, second floor
- 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Job-seekers are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes.
This location is served by several bus routes. Visit www.metrotransit.org or or call 612-373-3333 for more details.
Learn more about the event, including employers, here.
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July 18
The board awarded a total of $748,000 for bikeway projects and $170,225 for sidewalk projects throughout the county. Projects build on Hennepin County’s efforts to increase safe, comfortable transportation options for residents.
Bikeway funding awards include:
- City of St. Louis Park: $20,000 for a feasibility study of a bikeway connection across Highway 100 to the West End commercial area
- City of Hopkins: $100,000 to close a bikeway gap of the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail
Sidewalk funding awards include:
- Cities of St. Louis Park and Edina : $75,600 for sidewalk construction along France Avenue
- City of Minneapolis: $12,500 for a citywide study of pedestrian crossings at county roadways
- Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board: $20,875 for sidewalk construction along Franklin Avenue
Learn more about biking and walking in Hennepin County.
Learn more about this round of bikeway funding awards.
Learn more about this round of sidewalk funding awards.
The board awarded a $437,933 contact to Concrete Idea, Inc. for construction of 42 pedestrian ramps, also called curb ramps, and revisions to four traffic control systems in Minneapolis and Wayzata. These improvements, which meet guidelines for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), will make sidewalks more accessible to people with disabilities.
Learn more about this action.
Learn more about how Hennepin County is working to make sidewalks accessible.
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 Bryce Maples
LynLake, Uptown Minneapolis
Summer Staff
Office of Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene
Read below to see how Bryce makes Hennepin County tick.
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Describe your work.
As summer staff for County
Commissioner Marion Greene I have an array of jobs; every morning I read both
local and national newspapers and compile a list of headlines pertinent to our
office and send it to the whole team. Some of my other duties include
researching policy issues and interacting with constituents to help solve
problems.
What part of your job do you find most challenging?
At times I find it
challenging to stop researching a policy issue and move on to my next task
because I find myself drawn into certain subjects.
What do you find most enjoyable?
I enjoy most interacting
with people throughout the county and community to learn through them. This internship has opened up many
opportunities to interact with and learn from others.
What is one thing everyone should know about the work you do?
I think everyone should
know more about the board of commissioners in general. The board is an often ignored but highly
influential governing body that does a lot to affect its constituent’s everyday
life.
A Note from Commissioner Greene
Bryce joined our team this summer as part of the Step-Up Intern
Program, giving young people from Minneapolis the chance to learn from Hennepin County department directors, court clerks, board of commissioners, and more. He has infused
our team with energy this summer, and we will miss him this fall when he
returns to school. Learn more about the Achieve Step-Up Intern Program.
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You're invited. In addition to our regularly scheduled board meetings, the County Board often meets for updates on Thursday mornings. These are informal opportunities to discuss emerging issues. No decisions are made, and topics are subject to change. Board briefings occur in the board room on the 24th floor of the Hennepin County Government Center and are open to the public. Call my office to confirm briefing time and location.
Thursday, August 10:
- 9:30am -11:30am: Super Bowl LII
Thursday, August 24:
- 9:30am -11:30am: Setting the Max Levy
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Health and Wellness at the Library
Hennepin County Library is offering group and one-to-one health and wellness education at Walker and Washburn libraries during August. Topics include health care directives and health insurance counseling.
Learn about health and wellness programming and schedule an appointment here.
Light as a Feather Vacation Reads
Hennepin County Library’s eBook offerings liberate your luggage from summer reading. Access more than 311,000 text and audiobook titles for all ages on your phone or tablet. Here are a few ways to do it:
- Look for the eBook icon in catalog listings and downloading the book to read using the Kindle app.
- Use your library card to log into the cloudLibrary website, or get the app for your mobile device.
- Explore local writers and publishers through EBooks Minnesota, on the library website.
Share your summer
Use your
library card to access social media tutorials on Lynda.com for free. Card holders can learn how
to use social media to share your experiences and images of your summer with
friends and family. Among the thousands of classes available, find videos that
will teach you the basics of the social networks Facebook, Instagram and
Snapchat, as well as more advanced topics.
Log on to Lynda.com.
Search
for “Learning Instagram.”
Search
for “Learning Facebook.”
Search
for “Learning Snapchat.”
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Contact us
Marion Greene
Commissioner, 3rd District
612-348-7883
Elie Farhat
Principal Aide
612-348-7125
Nancy Asan
Administrative Assistant
612-348-0863
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