Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Snow Emergency Rules and Information 2/12/2019

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On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, the City of Minneapolis declared a Snow Emergency.

Day 1 Rules:
No parking on Snow Emergency routes 9 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Don’t get towed. Learn the complete Snow Emergency rules on where to park.
Please use this link to get more information: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/snow/index.htm

Also, please remember to shovel your sidewalks and around your garbage carts.

If you have questions, call the snow emergency news hotline – 612-348-SNOW (7669).

Avoid the cost and hassle of a ticket and tow during a Snow Emergency. The new and improved Minneapolis Snow Emergency app tells you if a Snow Emergency has been declared and puts all the parking rules right in the palm of your hand. The app tells you where you can and can’t park on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 of a Snow Emergency to help you avoid a ticket and a tow. It also features a quick call button that connects you with the Minneapolis Snow Emergency Hotline, and buttons to sign up for email/text alerts or visit the City’s website.

Expecting a package?

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Take steps to make sure you receive what you ordered!

Every year around the holidays, there is an increase in packages ordered online and delivered to homes. This also can come with an increase in thefts when the packages are left unattended outside. Victims usually report the theft to their shippers so the police department may not know the extent of these thefts.

Doorstep delivery can be a crime of opportunity. It could be someone following a delivery truck or it could be someone who happens to be in the area and sees a package delivered.

In looking at the most frequently used delivery services, here are some suggestions the shippers made.

    • Ship the package to a location where you know someone will be available to receive it. Consider selecting the “signature required” option.
    • Send any FedEx package directly to a FedEx Office location near you or choose from several delivery options. You can have it held for pickup at one of the stations. You can go to www.fedex.com to find the nearest location or call 1-800-GO-FEDEX.
    • UPS also has stores that a package can be routed to and have several options for delivery choices. Their information is www.UPS.com or 1-800-PICK-UPS.
    • The United States Postal Service has a number of ways to track and secure safe delivery for your packages. You have options on how you want the package delivered as well as tracking and insuring the package. Many of their tips are similar to UPS and FedEx. More info: www.usps.com

As neighbors, if you see something suspicious such as a person picking up a package off your neighbor’s front step or a car following a delivery van, please call 911 immediately.

If you are a victim of this crime, please contact 311 or file a police report online. If you have suspect information, call 911. Depending on who was set to deliver your package, you can also file a mail theft complaint through the US Postal Inspection Service (go.usa.gov/x8WjE), file a lost package through UPS (goo.gl/AZc7IY), or file a claim through FedEx (goo.gl/p2NGL0). If you used another carrier, check with them on what you need to do in order to file a report for a lost or stolen item.

For further crime prevention resources, please visit:   http://minneapolismn.gov/police/crimeprevention/index.htm

Heat Index Forces MLK Park to Close at 5pm Tonight, 7/12/2018

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Unfortunately, the annual MLK Park Ice Cream Social is being cancelled.  The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s policy requires that facilities close if the heat index rises to a level that does not allow people to be able to cool down in non-air conditioned facilities.  We hope the event is rescheduled, but do not have any information at this time.  In the meantime, please stay hydrated!!

Seeing Lots of Traffic in Our Neighborhood?

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Here are a few things you can do to report increased traffic and/or speeding cars that we are starting to see as a result of the construction on 35W:
1. Call 311 to provide location and time – this information goes to various city resources that are trying to address the issues caused by the highway construction.
2. Go online and submit the same information to Andrea Jenkins, our Ward 8 City Council representative (www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ward8/contact-ward8).
3. Report the information to MNDot, they have a hotline set-up specifically for this project: 612.284.6125 – you will speak to a lovely young woman named Kristen, who is very understanding and meets weekly with the City to discuss traffic options.

Representatives from MNDot will be at the Kingfield Farmers Market on Sunday, July 22nd if you would like to learn more information about this project.

There is also a website for the project that contains useful information, and you can sign-up to receive updates: www.dot.state.mn.us/35w94/index.html

Kingfield Empty Bowls Sponsors

  • Baker's Field Flour and Bread
  • Apoy
  • Curran's
  • Seward Coop
  • Clancey's Meats and Fish
  • Cafe Ena
  • gigi's cafe
  • Kyatchi
  • Lake Country School
  • The Lowbrow
  • Nighthawks
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Patisserie 46
  • Powderhorn Empty Bowls
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Victor's 1959 Cafe
  • Boludo Empanadas
  • Royal Grounds
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Blackbird