Sign up here to indicate your interest in serving on a community team forming this Spring whose task will be to bring information on the various Candidates and Races to Our Community. Whether through debates, interviews, or written information, the job of this Team will be to help educate other neighbors about the people, the process, the charter amendments, as well as the dates and details of this year’s election.
MLK Park Activities during MPS Spring Break
Archery in the Parks Demo, Monday April 5, 3:30-4:30 PM #119545
Archery in the Parks Distance Challenge, Thursday April 8, 6:16-8:00 PM #119546
All Boys Volleyball Drills, Tuesday & Thursday, April 6 & 8, 4-5:30 PM #118677
Spring Break Open Gym, Monday – Friday, April 5-9, 12:00-3:00 PM #118549
All Girls Hoop Drill, Monday April 5, 6:00-7:15, #118675
…and more programming options. Check out www.minneapolisparks.org/register
Minneapolis Voter Engagement Starts NOW
In 2021 Minneapolis will vote for all municipal offices including Mayor, City Council, Park & Recreation Board, and Board of Estimate & Taxation.
Minneapolis Democrat-Farmer-Laborer Party:
This year, the entire process will be conducted virtually. To participate, register for your precinct’s virtual caucus between April 1 and April 30 at caucus.dfl.org starting April 1. Know someone who can’t register online? Tell them to call (612) 552-4215 or text “2021” to (612) 712-7461.
Once you register you will receive a postcard with a confirmation code as well as an email with a link. There, you can indicate your candidate preference as well as whether you want to be a delegate to the virtual ward and city conventions. Between May 12 and May 18 everyone who has registered can vote for their precinct’s delegates to the city and ward conventions. These delegates will then vote on the DFL endorsement for Mayor, City Council, Park & Recreation Board, and Board of Estimate and Taxation.
More information is available at minneapolis.dfl.org, including a list of candidates seeking endorsement, details about the virtual caucus process, and alternative methods to participate for residents who do not have Internet access.
Other Political Parties:
Note: KFNA has contacted the city’s other political parties and will post information about how to participate in any caucuses that they are holding. What we have received is noted below. If you have additional information about how the Republican, Green, Legal Marijuana Now*, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis, Green, Independence**, or Libertarian*** parties are conducting caucuses for the 2021 municipal elections, please let us know at . [Read more…]
I-35W is closing this weekend
I-35W is closed in both directions between Highway 62 and I-94 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5.
Public hearing on Southwest Parks Plan by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Hearing Date: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at 6:45 pm during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting.
The Southwest Service Area Master Plan, called the Southwest Parks Plan for short, includes long-term plans for 42 neighborhood parks, one regional feature, six potential parks, and four park search areas in Southwest Minneapolis. It sets a vision for the improvement, operation and management of all neighborhood parks in Southwest Minneapolis over the next 20-30 years. The plan was created after nearly two years of community-based engagement, planning and design with individuals, neighborhood groups and community organizations throughout Southwest Minneapolis.
Please note: The proposed Southwest Parks Plan will be published to the project page (minneapolisparks.org/sw) on Friday, Oct. 2, when the Board agenda is posted. The public is encouraged to view the meeting from home and email comments on the plan to the Secretary to the Board at before 3:30 pm on Oct. 7. Comments should be limited to approximately 300 words, which is similar to three minutes when they are read out loud by the Secretary at the Board meeting.The MPRB is adhering to social distancing recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic and all Board meetings are being held virtually.
If you prefer to speak in person, please call 612-230-6400 before 6 pm on Oct. 7 to sign up to speak at the meeting and be present in the Board Room at the Mary Merrill MPRB Headquarters, 2117 West River Road by 6:45 pm. Although all commissioners will not be physically present, the Board Room is open to the public during Board meetings. Social distancing is encouraged.
After the hearing, the Planning Committee will consider approval of the Southwest Parks Plan. The full board could consider final approval at either its Oct. 21 or Nov. 4 meeting.
