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If you enjoy visiting lakes around Hennepin County, join Lake Pledge to learn what you can do to protect our lakes by preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Lake Pledge will help you learn how the activities you do on and around lakes may unintentionally introduce aquatic invasive species. You’ll learn what actions to take to prevent the spread through short, entertaining videos. The website and app are free, family-friendly, and take just minutes each week to participate.
About Lake Pledge
In 2021, Hennepin County and three lakes in Maple Grove piloted Lake Pledge by encouraging lakeshore homeowners to join. In early 2022, the program expanded to more lakes and added a mobile app. Now, the website and app are open to anyone who uses lakes in Hennepin County.
Join Lake Pledge
- Join at lakepledge.com or download the Lake Pledge app through the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Select the Hennepin County lake you use most often.
- Select all the ways you enjoy spending time on the water on any lake, such as sailing, fishing, kayaking, wakeboarding, and more.
For more information, contact Tony Brough at tony.brough@hennepin.us or 612-348-4378.
Want to help shape the future of our libraries?
Want to help shape the future of Hennepin County libraries?
You are invited to join Hennepin County Commissioner Chris LaTondresse for a community conversation on the future of our libraries that will help inform the county’s new strategic plan. We want to hear from District 6 residents like you!
Saturday, August 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ridgedale Library, Robert H. Rohlf Room.
Come prepared to offer your insights on questions like:
- What’s your vision for the future of our libraries?
- What do you like most about our libraries, and how do you most often use them?
- How might our libraries improve to even better serve residents?
We know residents love our libraries. We want to ensure libraries remain vibrant hubs for learning, engagement, and resident service for years to come. Your insights are critical to ensuring our new plan reflects this vision. We want to hear from you, whether you’re a frequent visitor, rarely use our libraries, or fall somewhere in between. Everyone is invited!
Refreshments will be provided.
Invite your neighbors and RSVP now!
The fall 2022 Supportive Housing RFP for the remaining $2.7 million of 2022 Supportive Housing Capital funds will be available starting September 1. This RFP will focus on the same four youth populations as in the spring 2022 RFP, which are:
- Youth with neuro diverse conditions
- Youth experiencing sexual exploitation
- Youth with experience in foster care
- Youth experiencing homelessness as an unaccompanied minor
Proposals serving priority population groups from prior years' rounds will also be eligible for funding.
See the Supportive Housing webpage to view the spring 2022 RFP to prepare for the Fall 2022 RFP and to see the full list of priority population groups, including those to be covered in 2023 and 2024.
An estimated $5.4 million will be available in the fall 2022 coordinated RFP opening on September 1 for funds from three affordable housing programs:
- Affordable Housing Incentive Fund (AHIF)
- A limited amount of funding will be available through the Affordable Housing Incentive Fund (AHIF).
- Learn more about the AHIF program here.
- Affordable Housing Development Accelerator
- Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) Preservation
- The remaining NOAH Preservation funds from the pandemic recovery fund will be available to multi-family rental housing that is affordable at 60% of the area median income (e.g., $63,360 for a three-person household).
- Eligible activities include:
- Moderate or substantial rehabilitation in NOAH properties
- Non-profit acquisition of NOAH properties at risk of conversion to market rents
By Mark Weber, Eden Prairie Local News
An embedded social worker is changing the make-up of the Eden Prairie Police Department and how it responds to mental health calls.
The program, a partnership between the City of Eden Prairie and Hennepin County, has put full-time senior social worker Molly Mitley on the staff of Eden Prairie Police, following up on many mental health and substance abuse emergencies in an effort to get people the help they need and reduce repeat calls to 911.
Access the full story here.
by Heidi Wigdahl, KARE 11
Hennepin County's Red Door — a sexual health clinic in Minneapolis — has diagnosed a majority of the monkeypox cases in the state, including the first confirmed case on June 27.
Since then, they have been testing people every day.
So far, most of the cases have been mild with no hospitalizations. A majority of the cases they have treated were spread through sexual contact.
"We're seeing it spread with that close, intimate, skin-to-skin contact. Or people who live together, share towels, bedding, beverages... have a lot of prolonged contact. So I'm not worried about your general risks from going to the grocery store, being in the community," Daniels said.
Monkeypox symptoms include: fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhausting and respiratory symptoms. But the most common symptom Red Door staff is seeing are skin lesions.
Access the full article here.
This week, I joined Woodland Mayor Vince Suerth and the city council at their meeting on Wednesday night. We had a great conversation about public safety, local American Rescue Plan investments, and property value increases in our community. I'm thankful for the council's leadership and their partnership in serving our residents.
 The Minnesota Homeownership Center is a local non-profit organization with community-based partners statewide that work to provide free, confidential assistance to Minnesota homeowners who may be at risk of foreclosure. Through their services, they aim to ensure homeowners of color can remain in their homes in order to address Minnesota’s homeownership disparities.
The Minnesota Homeownership Center has services available statewide to help keep Minnesota homeowners in their homes, including matching at-risk homeowners with local foreclosure prevention advisors and resources. All of the Homeownership Center’s services are confidential and free of charge.
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners consists of one commissioner from each of seven districts. I am proud to represent Deephaven, north Eden Prairie, Edina, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minnetonka Beach, northern Mound, Orono, Shorewood, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, Wayzata and Woodland.
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Chris LaTondresse
Commissioner
6th District
612-348-7886
Jessica Oaxaca
District Director
612-348-6885
Kyle Olson
Policy Director
612-348-3168
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