Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Watch the District 6 Park Board Candidate Forum!

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In case you missed the District 6 Park Board Candidate Forum organized by a dozen SW neighborhoods (including the Kingfield and Lyndale Neighborhood Associations held on Tuesday 9/28)…here is the link!

AND, an unsolicited letter of “thanks” sent to KFNA today!

“Many thanks, to KFNA for sponsorship of this evening’s Forum.  I have not paid much attention to Park Board issues in the past. I could never cover all the bases and, as is true for so many others, had to be selective about what I could manage on my list of priorities.

I’m so glad I tuned in this evening.  At the very least, I wanted to be able to identify names with faces, and have some sense of where every candidate was coming from and envisioning.  I’m educated and feeling grounded.  I needed both before casting my vote on November 2nd.”

— a thankful Kingfield neighbor

KFNA September Board Meeting: Presentation regarding the proposed City Charter Amendments

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Watch the KFNA Board Meeting for an overview by Minneapolis City Clerk Casey Carl of how the City Charter is structured and a description of the three charter amendments on the ballot this year. Followed by Q&A, then entire presentation takes about 1 hour and can be found on KFNA’s YouTube channel.

If you are still confused about the amendments and want to learn more, visit here, and register to attend (in person or virtually!) the Saturday October 16th Charter Amendment Community Forum, organized by a coalition of SW neighborhood associations acting as a unified Election Education Team. At this forum,  advocacy groups will be speaking to each side of each proposed amendment. This forum will be moderated by the League of Women Voters. Questions taken in advance ONLY, and can also be submitted online at this site.

As construction work comes to an end on the 35W@94 Downtown to Crosstown project, crews are ready to put final striping on I-35W!

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The most exciting news from MnDOT EVER!!!!!!!

Update: I-35W overnight closures September 6-9

To do this safely, we will need four overnight closures:

  • 10 p.m. Mon, Sept. 6 through 7 a.m. Tue, Sept. 7 southbound I-35W is closed between I-94 and Hwy 62.
  • 10 p.m. Tue, Sept. 7 through 7 a.m. Wed, Sept. 8 northbound I-35W is closed between Hwy 62 and I-94.
  • 10 p.m. Wed, Sept. 8 through 7 a.m. Thu, Sept. 9 southbound I-35W is closed between I-94 and Hwy 62.
  • 10 p.m. Thu, Sept. 9 through 7 a.m. Fri, Sept. 10 northbound I-35W is closed between Hwy 62 and I-94.

Motorists will be detoured to use Hwy 62, Hwy 100 and I-394 for both overnight closures.

Once final striping is completed on I-35W, some ramps may begin to reopen to traffic. All ramps and lanes are expected to be open by the end of the day Fri, Sept. 10.

Please give yourself extra time and plan ahead. For real-time updates, please check 511mn.org.

Reminder: Take the Kingfield Strategic Visioning Survey

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Thank you to the over 120 neighbors that have already completed the Kingfield Strategic Visioning Survey; we would love to hear from the rest of you! https://bit.ly/KFNAsurvey2021

What is the survey for? As we move through the Covid-19 pandemic and the city-wide (and global) reverberations of the murder of George Floyd by MPD, Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) is taking time to get insights and input from the Kingfield community about the mission, role, and programming of KFNA.

Why are we doing the survey? In the next 3 years, regular funding for KFNA will drop by 60% , due to a new Minneapolis funding program that prioritizes majority BIPOC and historically disinvested neighborhoods. In this new funding environment, the KFNA Board wants to make sure the association is prioritizing the issues and programs most important to everyone in the neighborhood. [Read more…]

Join Listening Sessions on Response to 2020 Protests

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Minneapolis residents are invited to share their experiences at virtual listening sessions about the City’s response to the protests in May and June 2020, part of an after-action review conducted by a consultant under contract with the City. During this session, you’ll hear from the team conducting the review and get an overview of the project’s objectives. Facilitators will split attendees into breakout groups to hear the perspectives of everyone in attendance. Listening sessions will be held at the following times: