Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Introducing the 2020 KFNA Board of Directors

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The KFNA Board is made up of neighbors, just like you, who love their community and Minneapolis, want to get to know neighbors better, and who freely share their talents and passions in their neighborhood!

 We welcome: Derek Holt, Jerome Rankine, Dave Searl, Kristina Brenner-Adam, Becky Dankowski, and Chris DesRoches who will be joining Chris Hong, BJ Titus, David Robbins, Aidan Keefe, Mike Skinner, Sarah Tschida, and Alice Johnson to serve on the 2020 KFNA Board of Directors.

 

 

 

 

The KFNA Board is comprised of people who live or work in the neighborhood, or are business or property owners. KFNA works to support and promote the common good and welfare of the Kingfield neighborhood, and the Board demonstrates and encourages neighborhood leadership, provides a forum for community participation, and a structure to promote the vision and aspiration of the neighborhood.

If you live or work in Kingfield neighborhood you are a part of our community! Reach out and let us know how you want to get involved at or 612-823-5980.

Minneapolis Seeking Feedback on the Draft Transportation Plan

The City released the Draft Transportation Action Plan and is accepting public comments through April 22nd. The Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan is a 10-year action plan to guide future planning, design, and implementation of transportation projects for all people in all the ways they move around.

You can read, download, and comment on the plan at our website anytime at go.minneapolismn.gov. The City will also be hosting the three in-person open houses and one online open house.

Open house dates (the bolded event is the one potentially most accessible for Kingfield neighbors):

  • Wednesday March 11th – Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Doty Board Room, 4:00pm-6:00pm
  • Tuesday, March 24th – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, 4055 Nicollet Ave S, Multipurpose Room, 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • Wednesday, April 8th - City of Minneapolis Facebook page (online open house), 6:00pm-7:00pm
  • Monday, April 13th – UMN Research and Outreach-Engagement Center, 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Room 105, 4:30pm-6:30pm

Can’t attend one of the in-person events? Head to the Minneapolis Transportation Action Plan website to read the draft plan and provide feedback. The interactive website will include opportunities to provide your input on the plan and our draft strategies and actions.

City Seeking Feedback on Draft Neighborhood 2020 Guidelines: Program Changes Outline a 50% Funding Reduction to KFNA in 2021

The draft Neighborhoods 2020 Program Guidelines are now available for review and public comment. The official public comment period will be held from February 28 to April 17, 2020.

Since 2016, the NCR department has been holding conversations with community and neighborhood leaders and elected officials about the needs and goals of our growing and vibrant city and identifying the role that neighborhoods should play in meeting them.

To view the draft Neighborhoods 2020 Programs Guidelines, go to: http://www.minneapolismn.gov/ncr/2020. NCR will be holding community informational meetings. All meetings will have interpreters available. These meetings provide a space where residents can submit public comments.

Current meeting dates include:

  • March 9: Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center (UROC) – 6:00-8:00p.m.- 2001 Plymouth Avenue N. Minneapolis, MN 55411
  • April 2: Northeast Park and Recreation Center – 6:00-8:00p.m. – 1530 Johnson Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418

You may also submit comments in the following ways:

Email: 

Phone: 612-673-3737

Text Messaging and Voicemail:

     Español: (612) 404-2978
Hmoob: (612) 367-6548
Soomaaliga: (612) 404-2978
English: (612) 518-8743

US Postal Service Mail:

     Neighborhood and Community Relations
105 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 425
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

Comments must be received by 11:59p.m., April 17.

The NCR department plans to bring final Neighborhoods 2020 Program Guidelines to the City Council’s Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights and Engagement (PECE) Committee in May 2020.

Canceled –Kingfield Boomerang Bags’ March Happening!

Kingfield will be working to put kits together and deliver them to sewers to help pass the time in quarantine. We can also more quickly deliver pockets, if you have fabric at home that you can use. Fill out this form and when we have materials ready we will contact you to figure out how to make a delivery to your home.

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Kingfield Boomerang Bags is part of a larger international, volunteer-fueled project focused on making and distributing reusable shopping bags. Bags are given away free for people to reuse over and over, or to borrow and return the next time they shop.

Each month on the 3rd Tuesday from 6–9 PM, we meet at the new Kingfield-Lyndale community space at 3537 Nicollet Ave South. The format is casual, so drop in for as much time as you have free. Bring your own machine if you are a sewer, or just show up and help iron, cut, and pin. Stay in touch with the group via Facebook.

Canceled! Kingfield Community Celebration + Annual Meeting

Please join us for KFNA’s annual community celebration and meeting! Come meet your neighbors, hear about the work happening in Kingfield, and enjoy some great food from local restaurants.

Stop by anytime. There will be a program from 6:30-7:15 with updates on the work happening in the neighborhood and an opportunity for those neighbors who are running for board of director positions to talk about themselves and why they are running.

Children and families are welcome! Kids activities and supervision will be provided.

If you are interested in running for the Board of Directors, submit your nomination form by March 10. More info at: https://kingfield.org/board/