Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Minneapolis’ Neighborhoods 2020 Community Meetings

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There are multiple upcoming opportunities to weigh in on the Neighborhoods 2020 Work Group recommendations. During the first week of December there will be five community meetings which are open to anyone interested. Work Group members are invited to listen to questions, comments, and concerns from residents.

  1. Saturday, December 1, 2018
    9:00 – 11:00 AM
    Waite House
    2323 11th Ave S, MPLS MN 55404
  2. Monday, December 3, 2018
    6:00 – 8:00 PM
    Opportunity Center
    CROC Room
    740 E 17TH ST MPLS 55404
  3. Wednesday, December 5, 2018
    1:00 – 3:00 PM
    North Market
    4414 Humboldt Ave N MPLS 55412
  4. Thursday, December 6, 2018
    1:00 – 2:30 PM
    Little Earth Residents Association – LERA Conference Room
    2495 18th Ave South MPLS MN 55404
  5. Friday, December 7, 2018
    11:30 – 1:30 PM
    Harrison Education Center
    Multipurpose Room
    501 Irving Ave N MPLS 55405
What is Neighborhoods 2020?

The Neighborhoods 2020 process was created by the City Council to look at how the City serves and supports neighborhood organizations both internally and externally via finances, City staffing, organizational/advisory board oversight, and grant-funded programs. Each piece is important for equitable and high-quality services to be provided to residents. The Neighborhoods 2020 process comprises four important parts:

  • consistent funding and programming for neighborhoods andother community-based programs such as the One Minneapolis Fund and the Community Innovation Fund;
  • proper sizing and oversight of these programs by an advisory body;
  • a consistent citywide community engagement policy for the City of Minneapolis that incorporates the Core Principles of Community Engagement; and,
  • evaluating the Neighborhood and Community Relations Department’s service delivery model and making changes if necessary.

Learn more about the Minneapolis 2020 Work Groups and process here: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/2020

I-35W@94 Construction Update 10/24/18

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I-35W@94:  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/35w94/

Now open: On Monday, MnDOT opened one lane into downtown from I-35W north. The ramp from I-94 west to I-35W south also opened.

Coming up: I-35W: Full weekend closures from Highway 62 to I-94 planned for Nov. 9-12 and Nov. 16-19. They will run from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Opening: 26th Street bridge opens at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7

Closing: 28th Street bridge closes at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7

All closures are weather permitting and subject to change. Please check www.511mn.org for real-time updates.

 

Four Easy Actions to take NOW to help Get Out the Vote in Kingfield!

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Get your We Are Kingfield  / We Vote At MLK Park yard signs!  

Have you seen them popping up all over Kingfield? Well, there is still time for you to get yours! It’s simple! A volunteer will place the sign in your yard in October, and then within a week after the election, a volunteer will retrieve it for re-use in 2020.  Request your sign(s) here

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Sign up to be a KFNA Get-Out-The-Vote Block or Building Captain! 

The Block Captain program is a new effort by KFNA to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in November. We’re looking for one Block Captain per block to make sure everyone on their block is registered, talk to them about early voting options, and encourage them to vote in the days before Election Day. KFNA will provide voter registration materials, and we’ll also be holding a couple of training events.  Interested? Sign up here

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Volunteer to be a Baker or Greeter for Kingfield’s Polling Party

Tuesday Nov. 6—shifts available all day at MLK Park, 4055 Nicollet

All Kingfield neighbors vote in a single location and Kingfield’s Polling Parties are the largest celebration of community and civic responsibility that KFNA organizes all year. Once again as a “thank you” for voting, we will provide free, hot coffee and tasty treats to all Kingfield neighbors, all day long, as they come to cast their ballots in precincts 8-6 & 8-7 at MLK Park!

Volunteer to be a part of it! Greet your neighbors, hand out delicious homemade treats as well as ones donated by our many fabulous restaurants including: Butter Bakery Café, Sun Street Breads, Victor’s 1959 Café, andThe Lowbrow!

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Share this Polling Party event on Facebook so all your friends see it and remember to vote! Better yet, Join the event and INVITE your friends to it!!  Even better yet, make a plan to meet your friends at MLK Park for coffee and voting at a specific time!!!

Together we can Get Out the Vote!

SW Community Parks Workshop and Online Survey

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Tuesday October 23, 6:30 PM at Bryant Square Park, 3101 Bryant

Share your thoughts on improvements you’d like to see in your neighborhood parks during the next 20 years.  Park staff, designers, and community members will work together on new master plan designs – your participation is welcome!

Neighborhood parks included (Central Group): Bryant Square, Painter, Lyndale Farmstead, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr parks; as well as Kings Highway, The Mall, Loon Lake Trolley Path, and Lyndale School Pool. Additional workshops are being held for other neighborhood parks in SW Minneapolis.

Learn more, take an online survey, or sign up for emails at the project webpage:

Southwest Service Area Master Plan

Be a Kingfield Get-Out-The-Vote Block or Building Captain!  

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The Block Captain program is a new effort by KFNA to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in November. We’re looking for one Block Captain per block to make sure everyone on their block is registered, talk to them about early voting options, and encourage them to vote in the days leading up to Election Day. Twenty-five neighbors have already stepped up to this task, which is great, but with 100 blocks in Kingfield it is possible that they your block doesn’t have a contact yet and THAT means we may still need YOU to talk with your block neighbors and make sure they have a plan to get to the polls on November 6th.

KFNA will provide voter registration materials, and we’ll also be holding a couple of training events. Interested? Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/CAaQrskdrt7YUeKA3