Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan FAQ     

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Document compiled by the Kingfield Neighborhood Association to help neighbors understand the purpose and process of the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, and it’s relevancy to issues important to Kingfield Neighborhood. 

What is the 2040 Comprehensive Plan ?

2040 Comprehensive Plan FAQ

From the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Website:

“Minneapolis 2040 is a draft Comprehensive Plan that shapes how the city will grow and change. The draft covers topics such as housing, job access, the design of new buildings, and how we use our streets.

Over the past two years, the people of Minneapolis have told us a lot about their vision and hopes for the future of our city. A main theme we heard is that as the city grows, everyone must benefit from that growth. Historically, not everyone has. This draft plan is one opportunity to undo barriers and overcome inequities created by a history of policies in our city that have prevented equitable access to housing, jobs, and investments. [Read more…]

…And the 2018 Kingfield Ice Cream flavor is…

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MN Birch Bark! Taste the Minnesota North Woods! Birch ice cream entangled with pretzel twigs and red cranberries covered in a chocolate bark.

Your first chance to taste it will be at the 2018 Arbor Day Celebration at MLK Park on Friday April 27, 4-8 PM!

Read about the creation of this specialty flavor (as well as the collaboration on flavor creation between these two groups over the past dozen years!) created for Arbor Day 2018 by Sebastian Joe’s and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association in the Southwest Journal.

@KingfieldNeighborhoodAssociation @SebastianJoe’s @PeopleforParksMN @MinneapolisParks @elmertheelmtree @MLKParkLegacy @MNBreweryRun @brewingabetterforest

2018 Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden Applications Are Available Now!

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Although the current temperatures are freezing, plans for this spring’s Kingfield Pleasant Community Garden are HEATING UP!! For people who like to garden but don’t have space or sunlight of their own, now is the time to get your plot application in! Spots are limited, and in very high demand… 

Deadline to submit the application, Interest Survey, and payment is noon, Thursday, March 29th to participate in the lottery to receive a plot for the 2018 season… so don’t delay. Documents can be found here:

2018 Community Garden Application

2018 Garden Rules

2018 Skill Inventory and Interest Survey

Questions? Contact Cheryl@Kingfield.org

Sounds fun but not sure you know how to garden?  Get details on our free, four week class held at MLK Park here, and follow the link to register with the Park Board to attend!

Neighborhood Board Representation Training for People of Color

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by CURA’s Neighborhood Organizing and Leadership Program

Thursday February 15, 6:30-8:30 PM

Stassen Room 170, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave S (U of M West Bank)

Who is this for?
The training is open to people of color who want to join their neighborhood board and create local change so they are prepared to run at their neighborhood association or district council annual meeting elections, or want to inquire about board vacancies in their community. (Note: KFNA’s Board election is coming up on March 7th, 2018 at The Aliveness Project!)

If you are a Person of Color or know a Person of Color interested in joining their neighborhood association, CURA’s Neighborhood Organizing and Leadership Program is looking for participants for a free training to empower and assist them in their journey toward leadership. We are looking for People of Color that want to create change and fight injustice in their community through neighborhood board membership.

For more information or to register, interested participants should fill out this registration form.

Questions? Email Malik Holt-Shabazz at shabazmu@umn.edu or call 612-791-7734.

If you have questions specific to the Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board and the upcoming election on March 7th at 7 PM (potluck beforehand at 6 PM) email Sarah Linnes-Robinson at sarah@kingfield.org or call 612-823-5980.

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