Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Help KFNA Close Out 2021 on Strong Note; Make a Year-End Donation Today

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Dear Kingfield Neighbor –  Understanding the Kingfield Neighborhood Association is as easy as ABC: KFNA is Always Building Community.  Whether that is through discussions and exploration of hard issues like safety and racism, working side by side to improve our neighborhood, or through events where we celebrate being together, KFNA knows that community building work we do is the foundation of community safety.

The Kingfield Neighborhood Association connects neighbors to each other and to important actions and activities that help you amplify your voice in our city. For this work, we are asking for your donation to support KFNA today. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) needs your financial support for the work we do in our neighborhood.  Due to changes that City of Minneapolis made in how funds are distributed to neighborhood associations, KFNA has a $30,000 budget gap this year.

What would your life be like without your neighborhood association?

  • Less Informed? Who else would host civic discussions with stakeholders on both sides debating the issues, to make sure you are educated and engaged in making change in your community?
  • Lonelier? Who else would organize Nicollet Open Streets, all-day Election Polling Party, and Light It Up Kingfield as fun, local activities, simply as a way for you to build relationships to your neighbors and be out on our streets in neighborhood streets?
  • More Isolated? Who else would collect and send you a weekly e-news of everything going on in Kingfield neighborhood and work with block clubs to provide up-to-date public safety tips?
  • Quieter? And who would organize your musically gifted neighbors into street parties like PorchFest and On Thursdays We Sing so we share and see the talents of all our neighbors? 

A gift of any size at this time of year helps us close our year-end funding gap. A sustaining monthly donation of $10 or $20 helps us plan for the future.

Donations can be made by:

Thank you!

Your KFNA Board of Directors:

Chris DesRoches, KFNA President, 44th & Grand

Sarah Tschida, Vice President, 36th & Pillsbury

Alice Johnson, Treasurer, 43rd & Grand

BJ Titus, Secretary, 38th & 1st

Jerome Rankine, 39th & Pleasant

David Robbins, 44th & Wentworth

Becky Dankowski, 40th & Garfield

Dave Searl, 38th & 1st

Todd Shipman, 37th & Lyndale

Brighton McCormick, Nicollet & West 37th Street

Lorial Roballo-Kaster, 40th & Harriet

Josh Martin, 44th & Harriet

Katie Blanchard, 45th & Pleasant

Community & Developer Conversation About the Development of 3030 Nicollet (former Wells Fargo site)

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Hosted by the Lyndale Housing Committee and open for all interested neighbors.

Monday December 6, 7-8 PM,

on Zoom (Contact to get a link)

Please join us for a conversation about 3030 Nicollet, a proposed development by Project for Pride in Living at the site of the former Wells Fargo that includes 110 units of affordable housing over a rebuilt Wells Fargo branch bank and commercial condos. At this meeting we will share information about several items, including:

  • The proposed site, pocket park and exterior design

  • The shared parking lot entrance on Nicollet used by the former Wells Fargo and the businesses at One West Lake (the blue 4-story building at the SW corner of Lake and Nicollet)

  • The vision for 31st Street between Nicollet to Blaisdell

  • Commercial condo RFP targeted at local BIPOC-owned businesses

  • PPL Community Room and potential community uses

  • Sustainability features

  • Project funding and timeline

  • Any questions you have

Questions should be directed to ">Project Manager Faith Cabel Kumon.

The Future at Lake and Nicollet, session #4: Cultural Assets and Economics

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Cultural Assets and Economics https://www.lakeandnicollet.com/register

July 22, 6 PM Dinner/ 6:30 Program Start

Location Blaisdell YMCA 3335 Blaisdell Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408

We will explore the intersection of the economics and the practical reality of developing housing that meets the needs of the community in three topics

  1. Affordable Rental Housing
  2. Ownership Housing
  3. Career Pathways

Housing is at the core of eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being. We are looking for long-term targeted interventions that expand access to opportunity. Key to this is the disconnect between cultural financial practices and traditional banking and financing, they are not aligned to maximize opportunity and impact.

Start Time: 6:00 PM

6:00 PM Dinner will be served

6:30 PM  Community Cultural Institution experience

7:00 PM  Sessions Begin

We will organize three groups and the speakers will rotate at 20-minute intervals

  1. Affordable Rental Housing 
  2. Ownership Housing 
  3. Career Pathways – The Goal is family-sustaining income

8:15 PM Adjourn

 

Wells Fargo Community Engagement Report

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“It was a privilege to participate in this first session for the Nicollet and Lake redevelopment area. We got to hear brief introductions from the stakeholders who are guiding this process: Project for Pride in Living, Cultural Wellness Center and Wells Fargo. It was brought up that how we build is as important as what we build, thus the focus on community engagement and centering the community voice.
 
This first session focused on the history of Lake Street extending both directions from Nicollet Ave. Through imagery and stories we learned about this neighborhood through the decades from the late 1800’s to today. We got to see how the area evolved through the years with the introduction of cars, the move of businesses to the suburbs and the hard truths of erosion of community, redlining, the construction of 35W as well as the renewed focus on culture with the development of the Midtown Global Market. We also learned of inspiring community members who lived in the neighborhood at different times: Lena Olive Smith (Minnesota’s first female African American lawyer), Wayne Glanton (pioneering carpenter and construction entrepreneur) and Willie Mays (who played for the Minneapolis Millers before joining the New York Giants). 
 
For those interested in listening, learning and supporting this effort I welcome you to join me at future meetings.”
Joanne Chappellaz, Kingfield Neighbor and Member of the KFNA Redevelopment Committee
Attend Session 2, Thursday June 17, 6:30-8 PM by registering here! The passcode you will need to complete the registration is  IJBnLeFm8f. If you need help please contact

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We, the neighborhoods surrounding the Wells Fargo site at 31st & Nicollet, want to engage community members in picturing a vibrant, integrated cultural and economic area that offer opportunities for residents to shop, learn, engage, build skills, build wealth, and build connections in community.

We are seeking: renters, seniors, youth, BIPOC, those living in affordable housing, those who used to live in affordable housing, those concerned about housing prices, those who are unhoused, those who are looking for work and training, and those who have been trained and work as planners, architects, nonprofit managers, business owners, artists, and entrepreneurs, + people who speak different languages, practice different religions, and come from different cultures and call this city their home.  Essentially we need EVERYONE to share their vision and ideas for what will make Lake and Nicollet a thriving community that will empower low-income residents and help them gain and retain wealth.

Thank you for applying HERE to Represent Your Community!

Stipends valued at $150.00 are available for community members to do this work!

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