City of Minneapolis sent this bulletin at 11/03/2025 02:51 PM CST
Council Member Linea Palmisano
November 3, 2025
Dear Neighbor,
Last week I attended the ribbon cutting for the new Corner Café at Raag with owner Sohil Goorha. The new café serves two Minneapolis favorites: pastries from Rustica and specialty roasts from Spyhouse. They are open from 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. seven days a week. Be sure to check them out!
I spent last Friday afternoon volunteering at my son's classroom party at Lake Harriet Upper Campus and went trick-or-treating with him in the evening. Our Solid Waste crews certainly got in the spooky spirit. Consider this gorilla's friendly reminder to compost your pumpkins and gourds!
And, importantly, tomorrow is Election Day! Find more information about voting below.
You can still vote early by 5 p.m. today, or you can vote at your polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Vote Early In Person
The Early Vote Center, 980 E. Hennepin Ave., is open for early voting in person until 5 p.m. today, Monday, Nov. 3.
Drop Off Your Mail Ballot
If you have a mail ballot, you can still drop it off in person through 5 p.m. on Election Day. Bring it to Elections and Voter Services, 980 E. Hennepin. (They may not be returned to individual polling places on Election Day.) Or you can choose to vote at your polling place on Election Day with a new ballot.
Stop by 13th Ward Office Hours with your questions about the city budget! We will be joined by the city's Budget Director, Jayne Discenza, and supporting a new small business in the ward, the Corner Cafe at Raag.
13th Ward Office Hours with Jayne Discenza, City of Minneapolis Budget Director Wednesday, November 19 | 9:00-10:30 AM Corner Cafe at Raag - 3812 W 50th St
After the 2025 election season wraps up, if you have yard signs for the election check with the campaign to see if it’s collecting its yard signs for reuse. If the yard sign can’t be reused, you can drop it off Nov. 12-26.
The signs will be brought to Choice Plastics, where they’ll be turned into pellets and then recycled into new material.
Yard Sign Recycling Drop-Off Sites
Minneapolis North Transfer Station, bins outside of the gate 2710 Pacific St.
Minnetonka/Hopkins Recycling Center, 24/7 11522 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka
St. Louis Park Recreation Outdoor Center, container inside front entrance 8 a.m.-8 p.m. every day 3700 Monterrey Drive, St. Louis Park
City crews are sweeping streets across Minneapolis. Street sweeping helps keep leaves and debris out of the storm drains. That helps keep them out of our lakes and creeks and the Mississippi River. During the four weeks in October and November, crews clean about 1,000 miles of city streets.
Stay Informed
Temporary hot pink “No Parking” signs will be posted at least 24 hours before they start so the street will be clear of cars when they’re swept. Anyone who parks on the street will need to follow posted parking rules, or their cars may be ticketed and towed.
Stay informed about the parking rules through a web map showing when your street is scheduled for sweeping, “no parking” signs on the street, and email and text alerts.
Yard waste collection goes through November. City customers’ collection day the week of Nov. 24-29 will be their last 2025 pickup of leaves, brush and other yard trimmings.
Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling customers can set properly prepared yard waste at their alley or curb line next to their garbage carts by 6 a.m. on their pickup day. Set yard waste out in a reusable container, in compostable bags (paper or BPI-certified compostable plastic bags – look for the BPI logo) or bundled with string or twine (no wire or tape).
Other Requirements
Max weight of 40 lbs. for bags, reusable containers or bundled brush.
Brush must be shorter than 3 feet long and each branch less than 3 inches in diameter.
Brush must be in a container or bundled with string or twine (no wire or tape).
Bags marked “biodegradable” or “degradable” do not meet the State law and are not accepted.
Reusable container must be between 26-32 inches high, between 32 and 38 gallons in size, with sturdy handles and no wheels.
Yard waste is not allowed in City-provided containers.
City customers are encouraged to set out properly prepared yard waste as soon as possible. There will be no additional 2025 yard waste service after the last scheduled pickup.
Raking leaves into the street is against the law and bad for our lakes, creeks and river.
For questions about leaf and brush pickup, customers can check the City website or call Solid Waste & Recycling at 612-673-2917 Monday-Friday.
One of the best parts of my job is getting to meet with my constituents, learn more about you and hear your questions, concerns, hopes and dreams for our shared community.
If you'd like to schedule a time to meet with me, send me an e-mailand my staff will help get it scheduled. Please let me know what you'd like to talk about and a convenient place to meet—a coffee shop, a park, your home, my office, etc. I try to reserve Fridays for constituent meetings, but can work them in other times, as necessary, too.
City Hall 350 S. Fifth St., Room 370 Minneapolis, MN 55415
For reasonable accommodations or alternative formats please contact 311. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a relay service to call 311 at 612-673-3000. TTY users call 612-263-6850. Para ayuda, llame al 311. Rau kev pab, hu 311. Hadii aad caawimaad u baahantahay, wac 311.
