Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Applications open through June 6 for rent stabilization work group

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The application deadline has been extended through June 6 for renters, property owners and developers to serve on a new rent stabilization work group. The work group is charged with recommending a policy framework and analysis for the City Council on a City policy regulating rent amounts for private residential property.
 

On April 14, the City Council adopted a resolution creating the work group.

We expect that the work group will begin convening in July and meet twice a month for up to two hours throughout 2022. The substantial work is expected to be inside the regularly scheduled meetings, planned to be held in person.

Fill out the application on the City website by June 6.

Contact Joey Dobson at 612-257-5214 or with any questions.

I Can See Clearly Now, the New Grand Avenue Lights Are On…

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Grand Avenue has new street lights. Some neighbors have expressed concerns that they are too bright and the direction of the glare is not cast downward enough to avoid coming through their windows. The City of Minneapolis is looking into the concerns and is interested in how many people see the lighting as a problem, and where the specific problem spots are located. Please complete the short 1 minute survey here.

Interested in Being part of a Grassroots Sponsor circle for Afghan Refugees?

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Come to the virtual meeting on Monday December 13 at 7pm on Zoom.  Register for more details.  Interested but can’t make it? Sign up anyways so you will be on the list as more information rolls out!
These groups are being organized by Solomon’s Porch, 100 West 46th Street, in cooperation with Sponsor Circles. 
 
In September of 2021 after a US withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan the Taliban retook full control of the country forcing many Afghan peoples to flee. Thousands of Afghan refugees were evacuated out by US armed forces but many more were left to flee across borders causing a new wave of refugees seeking safety in neighboring or far off countries.

Here in the US,  thousands and thousands of Afghan refugees have been flown into military bases across the country awaiting resettlement. They are tired, grieving, traumatized. As states struggle to resettle these refugees many are ill prepared after years of almost no refugee resettlement. The agencies that usually did this work have been gutted by the financial cuts and are overwhelmed at their diminished capacities. In response, the federal government launched two new initiatives in an effort to have all Afghan refugees off of military bases by February of 2022. These initiatives include utilizing local non-profits through state coordination to help resettle and a community Sponsor Circles initiative. [Read more…]

Community Meeting re Housing Development at 3536 Nicollet

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Reminder for this virtual meeting TONIGHT

Wednesday October 20, 6:30 PM, on Zoom (request a link to the meeting)

Kingfield & Lyndale Neighborhood Associations are hosting a community meeting regarding  a new 196 unit housing development project being planned for 3536 Nicollet Avenue in the Lyndale Neighborhood. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) Redevelopment Committee and Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) Housing Committee had the opportunity to review the developer’s proposal in mid-September. The committees are now hosting a special committee meeting via Zoom to allow interested neighbors to learn about the project and ask questions of the developers, Sean Sweeney and Jeff Hall of Hall Sweeney Properties. Neighbors and property owners within a block of the project have been notified by direct invitation.

and put ‘3536 Nicollet Meeting’ in the subject line.