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June 21, 2024
Juneteenth serves as a powerful reminder of our collective responsibility to foster hope, freedom, and justice. Let us rise to the challenge and work towards a brighter future, every day, with unshakeable belief in our potential for positive change.
Congratulations to Devean George and the George Modular Solutions team on their groundbreaking ceremony! This project will bring an industry-leading modular construction plant and hundreds of new jobs to the Northside. I am happy to have been a part of our city’s decision to invest in the George Modular Solutions vision and in the Northside.
Recently, we had a ribbon-cutting celebrating the completion of Phase 1 of the Upper Harbor Public Infrastructure project and groundbreaking for a new regional park at the Upper Harbor. Phase 1 included the construction of West River Road and 33rd Ave N & Dowling Ave reconstruction.
Join me this weekend for a tribute to Prince's musical legacy and creative genius celebrating 40 years of Purple Rain! The event is this Saturday, June 22nd at 12 pm at 101 N 9th St in front of the Prince mural. Admission is free!
If you want to schedule a meeting or phone call with me, reach out to Maggie Kohl via email maggie.kohl@minneapolismn.gov or leave a message at 612-673-2204
If you have questions, comments, or concerns please contact Betsy Brock via her email betsy.brock@minneapolismn.gov or cell 612-257-5242
You can also reach me directly at my email latrisha.vetaw@minneapolismn.gov
As most of you know, I have open office hours every Friday at my ward office at 4205 Webber pkwy.
Please feel free to stop in any time between 10 am to 2 pm or email maggie.kohl@minneapolismn.gov to set up another time.
When: Monday, June 24th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 29th from noon-1:00 p.m.
Where: Intersection of 35th Avenue N and Xerxes Avenue N
What: The City of Minneapolis will be available to listen to your input about neighborhood streets and flooding. Residents will be able to learn about street design treatments and provide feedback that shapes the future of the streets. The pop-ups will include activities to gather your feedback about the project. This is also an opportunity to ask questions to project team members.
Portions of select Minneapolis streets will close downtown as Paisley Park hosts Celebration 2024 to mark the 40th anniversary of Prince’s beloved “Purple Rain.”
To accommodate Celebration 2024, these streets will close following the afternoon rush hour Friday, June 21, and reopen by 6 a.m. Sunday, June 23:
- North First Avenue Between the front doors of the First Avenue nightclub and Hawthorne Avenue in front of the Hawthorne Municipal parking ramp.
- North Ninth Street Between the front of Ramp A and Hennepin Avenue.
When big events come to downtown Minneapolis, it’s important to plan ahead and consider alternative transportation options. More information about transit, parking, scooter and bike share options, and more is on the City’s website.
Visitors can support the City’s new As You Go MPLS campaign by leaving their cars at home and traveling downtown by transit, walking, biking or rolling. The campaign celebrates getting around in ways that boost health, save money and reduce stress.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will resume hosting its Red, White and Boom! Fourth of July event on the Downtown Minneapolis Riverfront this year.
This year, festivities will take place on the west side of the river, at Water Works and the Stone Arch Bridge parking lot. Live music and food trucks start at 6 p.m. July 4 with fireworks starting at 10 p.m.
Read more on the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board website.
At a Hennepin County Fix-It Clinic, you will receive guided assistance from volunteers to dismantle, troubleshoot and repair your small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more.
Feel empowered, learn valuable skills and reduce waste all at the same time.
Upcoming Fix-It Clinic Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, July 13 Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, 5025 Knox Ave. S.
Hennepin County's Choose to Reuse website
Another way to keep from throwing useful things away: Learn about upcoming swap and reuse sales.
Minneapolis is proposing to redevelop the site of the former 3rd Police Precinct to house a new democracy center to expand access to the ballot box and provide a large space for community use. We’re asking residents to give us your input through a survey on the City website.
City experts reviewed the physical space, operational fit and feedback gathered throughout the last several years. As a result, the City is proposing to relocate its Elections & Voter Services, which is currently leasing industrial space in northeast Minneapolis, into the building at 3000 Minnehaha Ave.
More than 8,000 square feet of the space would be used for community use, which is roughly two thirds of the ground floor of the existing building. The City’s proposed timeline would have the site open as early as 2026.
Take the survey.
Read more on the City website.
Join the City of Minneapolis and development team led by United Properties for a June 26 community meeting. Come and learn more from United Properties and its partner InnerCity Tennis about the proposed health and wellness hub at the Upper Harbor site.
The 53-acre Upper Harbor site is in north Minneapolis between Washington Avenue and the Mississippi River. It’s being transformed to accommodate new places to live and work, a new riverfront regional park, and a community performing arts center.
Upper Harbor Redevelopment health hub meeting 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26 NorthPoint Conference Center, 1256 Penn Ave. N., Suite 5200
Please RSVP. Food and refreshments will be provided.
This meeting follows up on the May 2 meeting hosted by the City on the Upper Harbor redevelopment and the health hub proposal. See the presentation from that meeting on the City’s Upper Harbor project webpage.
Visit the City's website to read more about the Upper Harbor redevelopment.
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control is now open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every Saturday.
This expanded service is part of an ongoing effort to meet community members where they are and be available for those wanting to adopt pets in need. Please arrive by 2:15 p.m. on Saturdays to allow enough time to process an adoption before the shelter closes at 3 p.m.
The shelter is also open 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. On Thursday evenings, it stays open until 7:30 p.m. with the last adoptions of the day beginning at 7 p.m.
Find more information on adopting animals, volunteering and supporting Animal Care & Control on the City website.
The City of Minneapolis is committed to reducing climate pollution by 2030. To help accomplish this goal, the Minneapolis Health Department is announcing funding of more than $315,000 for 16 community-led projects related to urban agriculture and preventing wasted food.
As part of the City’s Climate Legacy Initiative, the funding will support efforts to create a fair and climate-resilient food system in Minneapolis.
Each organization’s project is addressing one or more of the following areas:
- Growing food using sustainable production methods.
- Using energy-efficient controlled environments to extend the growing season into the colder months.
- Reducing wasted food through distribution to food shelves, composting and other programs.
Read about the 16 community award recipients and their projects on the City website.
Hennepin County is hosting community collection events for County residents to safely and properly dispose of unwanted garden and household hazardous wastes.
Minneapolis events
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22 Sullivan STEAM School, 3100 E. 28th St.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10 Jenny Lind Elementary School (enter off Dupont Ave), 5025 Bryant Ave. N.
Visit Hennepin County’s website to learn what items will be accepted at the event, review safety guidelines, and view all 2024 events.
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