Mill City Update / Vikings Stadium & Downtown East Redevelopment, Food Truck in the Mill District for Lunch Today
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:43AMMARK YOUR CALENDARS
June 24, 6:30-8:00PM
Open Book, 10th & Washington Ave S.
Come see a joint presentation by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and Ryan Co. on the new Vikings Stadium and the Downtown East Redevelopment projects and learn how they might transform Downtown East.
Co-sponsored by the Mill District Neighborhood Association, the Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association, The Elliot Park Neighborhood and the East Downtown Council.
Note: This event is being held in lieu of our standard MDNA meeting.
FOOD TRUCK IN THE MILL DISTRICT FOR LUNCH TODAY
http://millcitytimes.com/news/food-truck-1st-mondays-in-the-mill-district.html
NORTHEAST PEDAL PUB RACES ON SUNDAY
http://www.northeastminneapolis.com/pedal-pub-race/
***NOTES FROM THE MAY MILL DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING***
GOLD MEDAL PARK UPDATE
Council Member Lisa Goodman & Dr. William MgGuire
Council Member Goodman and Dr. MgGuire reported that significant progress has been made on financing of, and a legal framework for, securing a long term solution for Gold Medal Park.
Show your support for Gold Medal Park by "Liking" it's Facebook page:
http://Facebook.com/GoldMedalPark
WATER WORKS PARK/SCHERER-HALL'S ISLAND PARK/RIVERFIRST/CENTRAL RIVERFRONT UPDATE
Mary deLaittre, President, Minneapolis Parks Foundation & Andrew Caddock, MPRB Project Manager
Riverfront Project Resources:
Scherer/Hall's Island Park
http://riverfirst.com/2013/05/02/video-3d-animated-halls-island-and-riverfront-park-experience/
Water Works
http://mplsparksfoundation.org/projects/water-works/
Central Riverfront Master Planning
http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=1396
RiverFirst
http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=1352
CROWN HYDRO/HALL'S ISLAND RECONSTRUCTION
MPRB President & Commissioner John Irwin provided an update on the Crown Hydro Project at St, Anthony Falls and the Hall's Island Reconstruction legislation:
The Minnesota Legislature passed a bill approving the planned reconstruction of Hall's Island as part of the Scherer Park project on the East Bank of the Minneapolis Riverfront:
http://riverfirst.com/2013/05/24/news-halls-island-a-go/
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued a 60 notice to Crown Hydro:
http://millcitytimes.com/community/crown-hydro.html
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