Minneapolis Park Watch

HEADS-UP FOR THE APRIL 21, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings. Some topics on the agenda are Boom Island/BF Nelson, 2010 Proposed Budget Reduction and Chinese Garden at Washburn Fair Oaks Park.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

HEADS-UP FOR THE MAY 5, 2010 PARK BOARD MEETING

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING. The meeting will be held in the boardroom at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road, just north of Broadway Pizza.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.

5:45 P.M. Public Input Session on the Superintendent Search. The public is invited to speak about qualifications desired for the new superintendent.

6:30 P.M. Public Hearing on the redevelopment of Boom Island/B.F. Nelson Parks.

HEADS UP FOR THE MAY 12, 2010 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

There will be an extra Park Board meeting on Wednesday, May 12 at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the Minnehaha Room at Park Board headquarters, 2117 West River Road. It will not be televised or broadcast, but it is open to the public. As of this posting, the agenda lists only the following item:

5:00 P.M. REGULAR BOARD MEETING followed by committee meetings. Some topics on the agenda are Scherer Brothers property acquisition, Regional Parks Capital Improvement Plan and the proposed sculpture and fountain slated for the south shore of Lake Calhoun adjacent to the new parking lot.

5:30 P.M. OPEN TIME.