Fire Station 7
This week, St Paul City Council approved a contingent agreement for the City's purchase of land from the Saint Paul Port Authority for the construction of a new Fire Station No. 7!
This will allow for the building of a new fire station, located at the boarder between Wards 6 and 7, situated at the northwest corner of Ross Avenue and Earl Street, directly across the street from the existing fire station. With this purchase, final planning can be done for the updated facility that will allow for more advanced fire equipment as well as up-to-date living quarters for our men and women fire fighters.
Old Fire Station 7 (shown in the picture above) is in need of an update. It was originally built in 1886 at 1028 Ross Ave, as a single-bay, two-story brick house. A new double, two-story brick house was built in 1930 at 1038 Ross Ave, housing Engine 7, Ladder 7 and District Chief 3. (Info here.)
Chief of Police Examining Committee
Help select the next St Paul Police Chief by applying to be on the Saint Paul Chief of Police Examining Committee! This is an advisory board appointed by the City Council that is responsible for reviewing applications for the Chief of Police position and, ultimately, recommending a pool of five candidates to the Mayor.
Applications to serve on the committee will be accepted from March 9 – 24, 2022.
The Committee will likely begin meeting once per week starting in mid-April 2022 until the time that they have completed their work of recommending candidates to the Mayor, ideally by the end of May 2022. The Mayor will then appoint the city’s next Chief of Police for a 6-year term starting in late June of 2022 from these five candidates.
Learn more about the work of the Committee, including how to apply, here.
Redistricting in St Paul
St Paul is redistricting! Join in the public hearing process to help advocate for boundaries that make sense to you and those in your community.
Redistricting is the redrawing of the boundaries of election districts to ensure that the people of each district are equally represented. It is is done after Congressional reapportionments, which decides how many seats each state has in the House of Representatives.
The St. Paul Charter Commission is responsible for redistricting council wards. There will be three public hearings for the public to listen and share their views at. Please join in!
Upcoming Meetings:
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Friday, March 11 Redistricting Public Hearing @ 3:00 pm, Rondo Library , 461 Dale St. N.
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Wednesday, March 16 Redistricting Public Hearing @ 3:00 pm, Room 40 City Hall
Charter Commission agendas are located here. To leave comments for the Charter Commission, you can email them.
For details of dates relevant to redistricting, see the Redistricting Guide and visit stpaul.gov's redistricting info page.
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