Miscellaneous
The following article by Nick Halter was published on January 27, 2012 in the online edition of the Downtown Journal:
WALKER PLANNING CHANGES TO COWLES CONSERVATORY
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is wildly popular, most can agree. But it’s also quite expensive to operate.
The following notice has been issued by the Park Board:
BROWNIE LAKE CAC MEETING 1/31/12
The following update was posted on the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association's website:
UPDATE ON THE BROWNIE LAKE PROJECT
Curious about the improvements planned for Brownie Lake - aimed at trail safety and natural resource protection? Read on.....
The following item by Nick Halter was published in a recent issue of the Southwest Journal:
SWIMMING DOCK SUCCESS MEANS EXPANSION TO CEDAR, NOKOMIS
After much fanfare last summer at the new swimming docks at lakes Calhoun, Harriet and Nokomis, the Park Board has allocated more money in its 2012 budget to add two more docks.
Park Board President John Erwin said park users can expect a swimming dock at Cedar Lake as well as a second dock at Lake Nokomis next summer.
The docks cost about $7,000 each. The Park Board voted to add the Nokomis dock at a budget mark-up session Dec. 7. The Cedar Lake dock was not added in that mark-up, but Erwin said he’s certain it will be funded in time for the 2012 beach season.
The following item by Nick Halter was published in a recent issue of the Southwest Journal:
IT'S OFFICIAL: DOG PARK COMING TO LYNDALE FARMSTEAD
The Park Board, on an 8-0 vote, approved Lyndale Farmstead Park’s Southside Operations Center parking lot to be the site of a dog park.
That site will require the Park Board to tear up a parking lot and find a new place to keep equipment.
Only Commissioner Annie Young (at-large) did not vote for the site. She abstained from voting after airing concerns over the cost of the site and parking.
If plans go accordingly, work will begin on the site this summer.
MORE ABOUT BROWNIE LAKE...
This notice was also released by the MPRB:
PARK BOARD TO HOLD TWO OPEN HOUSES FOR REVIEW OF BROWNIE LAKE AREA PLAN
The following notice has been issued by the MPRB:
BROWNIE LAKE AREA PLAN OPEN HOUSES
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) will hold two open houses to review recommendations for the Brownie Lake Area Plan. They will be held January 17 and February 14, both from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kenwood Community Center, 2101 W Franklin Ave.
The MPRB has issued the following item:
PARK BOARD APPROVES SITE FOR DOG PARK IN 6TH DISTRICT
The following article by Nicole Norfleet has been published in the December 8, 2011 issue of the Star Tribune:
SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS DOG PARK SITE APPROVED AFTER LENGTHY DEBATE
More than a year after controversy erupted over a proposal to create an off-leash dog park in Martin Luther King Park, a south Minneapolis spot for a new dog park has finally been approved.
ANNIE YOUNG & PARK BOARD TRANSPARENCY
The following comment by Park Board Commissioner Annie Young was posted on the Issues List http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mpls/messages/topic/5cl6dx6K8laU4xS... on December 5, 2011:
From: "Annie Young"
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Park Board Transparency
The following article by Nicole Norfleet was published in the December 7, 2011 issue of the Star Tribune:
SCULPTURE GARDEN NEEDS $8.5 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS
PARK BOARD TRANSPARENCY
The following item is excerpted from a recent letter written by 4th District Park Commissioner Anita Tabb that outlines improvements in Park Board transparency during Superintendent Miller's first year as MPRB Superintendent:
2011 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
On Saturday, November 19, 2011 the MPRB announced the winners of its 2011 Photo Contest. You can see the winning entries here [see link below]. There were 16 winners out of more than 350 entries.
More than 350 spectacular photos were submitted in the second annual Picture a Park photo contest.
LETTER FROM LAKEWOOD CEMETERY RE DOG PARK
On November 22, 2011 Lakewood Center submitted the attached letter to the MPRB indicating support of the operations center site for the 6th District dog park.
PARK WATCH IS STILL WATCHING...
The following notice was issued by the MPRB. CAC meetings are open to the public.
NEXT BROWNIE LAKE CAC MEETING ON 11/29
The second Brownie Lake Area Plan Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting will be held November 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kenwood Community Center, 2101 W Franklin Ave.
The meeting agenda will include:
• a review of comments received to date
The following article by Nicole Norfleet was published in the Star Tribune on November 23, 2011:
LYNDALE FARMSTEAD DOG PARK ADVANCES
The Park Board committee approved the use of part of a parking lot as an off-leash area. The full board must still give it a paws up.
In February, Park Board Commissioner Brad Bourn, center gave his reaction to the original proposal of creating a dog park in Martin Luther King Park.
Finding a place for Fido to run freely in a certain area of south Minneapolis has been a challenge for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
The following article by Nick Halter was posted online at the Southwest Journal website on November 23, 2011:
PARK BOARD FINALLY HAS ITS SIGHTS SET ON SOUTHWEST DOG PARK
After 13 years of debate, a Minneapolis parks committee has finally chosen a site to build an off-leash dog area in the Park Board’s Sixth District.
EHFNA LETTER RE 6TH DISTRICT DOG PARK PROPOSAL
The following letter from the East Harriet Farmstead Neighborhood Association (EHFNA) is one of several that were received by MPRB commissioners and staff in support of a Sixth District dog park on the Operations Center parking lot.
From: Adam Faitek
Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:13 PM
To: Miller, Jayne S.
The following article by Nick Halter was published in the Southwest Journal on November 14, 2011:
DOG PARK HEARING MOVED TO NOV. 22
The Park Board has rescheduled a public hearing to gather community feedback on a proposed off-leash dog area in Lyndale Farmstead Park.
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