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Welcome to the District 5 April newsletter!
 Spring cleaning means it’s time to declutter. But what are you going to do with all that stuff? Check out Hennepin County’s Green Disposal Guide. Find information on the best way to recycle, reuse or dispose of items in your home.
Hennepin.us/greendisposalguide
Some of the common items that you can get tips for on the Green Disposal Guide:
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Fluorescent bulbs contain mercury and should be brought to a hardware store that recycles them or a drop-off facility.
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Latex paint: No longer your color? Recycle unused paint at a PaintCare retail drop-off site near you, or you can bring them to a drop-off facility. Empty cans can go into the garbage.
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Rethink helium tanks. Check out their take back policy before you buy one to blow up balloons for your kid’s birthday party. Better yet, rent instead of buy.
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String and holiday lights burn out and should be brought to a drop-off facility. Do NOT put them in your curbside recycling. They’re tanglers that can gum up recycling machinery.
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Furniture, if it’s gently used, should be donated, sold or given away. Not reusable? Then it’s garbage and not recyclable. Check with your curbside waste hauler for pick up options.
Learn how to get rid of other stuff on the Green Disposal Guide. Questions? Contact environment@hennepin.us.
 Hennepin County is holding four community collection events for county residents to safely and properly dispose of unwanted garden and household hazardous waste in 2022.
Events will take place Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates:
- May 6 and 7 at Minnetonka Public Works
- June 24 and 25 at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis
- August 12 and 13 at South High School in Minneapolis
- September 9 and 10 at the Hennepin County Public Works Orono Shop
Before you go, find health and safety guidelines and a list of acceptable materials at hennepin.us/collectionevents.
 After each census, election district boundaries are redrawn to ensure equal representation. Join this session to learn how 2020 Census results will shape redistricting in Hennepin County. You'll learn more about how community participation positively impacted funding available for education, housing, healthcare and other vital services.
Event will include:
- Remarks from Hennepin County Board Chair Marion Greene
- Presentation on census results from the Metropolitan Council
- Presentation on redistricting process, priorities and principals
from Rice, Walther & Mosley
- Q&A
More information on redistricting and submitting feedback
hennepin.us/redistricting-2022
This spring, taxpayers have or will be receiving property valuation notices in the mail and may see a noticeable increase in property value. The real estate market influences the assessed value of all types of property, and the county determines a value for each property by analyzing sales and market conditions. Hennepin County also documents the condition of each property and any improvements made, which affect that property’s assessed value.
How Hennepin County assesses your property - YouTube
 Residential property prices are increasing at a historically high rate due to low bank rates, low supply and high demand. Commercial, industrial and apartment property prices are affected by a more complex set of factors than residential property. If you disagree with the assessed value or classification of your property, you can appeal it. The 2022 valuation notice includes detail about the appeal process. For more information, visit Hennepin County’s website.
As we pass year 2 of the pandemic, we thank everyone who’s done their part to take care of others, especially frontline workers, public health staff and healthcare heroes.
We’re also remembering the Hennepin County lives lost to COVID—our hearts are with their loved ones. 💙
Anticipating the completion of the Fort Snelling rehabilitation project that will provide affordable housing to veterans, the County Board established the Fort Snelling precinct boundary and polling place. Precinct 1 has the same boundaries and consists of the entire unorganized territory of Fort Snelling. The designated polling place for Precinct 1 is the Mount Calvary Education Building, 6541 16th Avenue South in the City of Richfield.
Join Family Story Time! In person family story time is back at select libraries throughout our system.
For children of all ages and their caregivers. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.
One registration per family. Room capacity is limited, drop-ins will be accommodated as space is available. For more information click here!
 In 2012 a committee of experts chose the ten plants that most changed Minnesota from nearly five hundred citizen nominations, hosted by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The idea that plants, as few as ten, could shape a state and how it developed economically, culturally, and historically, is at the core of the Ten Plants that Changed Minnesota project. With careful review by more than thirty experts and scientists and with research drawn from newspaper and journal reports, historical photos, diaries, and interviews, Mary Hockenberry Meyer and Susan Davis Price highlight the importance of the selected plants and their impact—both positive and negative—in the development and future of our state.
This event is free to members of Hennepin History Museum.
To check the status of your membership or recover your member access code, email membership@hennepinhistory.org.
To become a member, click here.
Major construction activities were complete in fall 2021, crews replaced underground utilities and constructed much of the new trails, curbs, sidewalks and pedestrian ramps.
Crews will return in spring 2022 to finalize any maintenance or repairs that are needed.
All of Portland Avenue is open to traffic throughout winter 2022.
When we return in spring 2022 to complete the remaining activities, we will ask you to stay aware, use extra caution and slow down when driving through the construction area.
Housing crises, energy assistance, child protection, emergency situations; we are here to advocate for you when it comes to navigating local and county services, and we want to help. Please call our office at 612-348-7885 with any questions or for assistance.
Contact
Commissioner Debbie Goettel
Hennepin County District 5
Bloomington | Eden Prairie | Richfield
612-348-7885 | debbie.goettel@hennepin.us
Michael Ohama
Policy Director
612-348-7885 | michael.ohama@hennepin.us
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