The CIDNA Board invites you to participate in Community Energy Services.

   

 

Community Energy Services, CES, is a one-stop residential energy program.  

 

CES begins with FREE educational workshops where you learn low-cost, no-cost ways to save energy in your home. Next, schedule a customized home energy visit where you receive up to $400 in services and materials for a co-pay of only $30! To make it even better, CIDNA NRP funds will reimburse the co-pay for the first 100 homeowners who participate, giving you a $400 value for FREE!

 

CIDNA is competing for $5,000 in grant funds based on neighborhood participation and we need you to help us win!

 

The Cedar-Isles-Dean workshop is tomorrow:

Tuesday, April 12
6:30 p.m.

Jones-Harrison Residence  

3700 Cedar Lake Ave.

Free refreshments and childcare provided 

 

To RSVP contact Ashley Robertson at 612-335-5869 or arobertson@mncee.org.

 

Can't make that date? Click here for a complete listing of workshop dates.

 

More information can also be found at www.mnces.org.  Community Energy Services is a partnership with the CIDNA, Center for Energy and Environment, City of Minneapolis, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy with funding provided by the MN Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and the City of Minneapolis block grants.

Meet with Meg for Lunch!

Councilmember Meg Tuthill invites you to meet with her to ask questions and voice concerns. Bring your own lunch. Dessert and beverages will be provided.

Tuesday, April 12
12:00-1:00 p.m.
5th Precinct, Community Room
3101 Nicollet Avenue S.

Meet with Meg is held the second Tuesday of every month.

You are invited to attend the next meeting of the
CIDNA Board.

Wednesday, April 13
6:30 p.m.
Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue

Agenda items include:

• Council Member Meg Tuthill 
• NRP Committee report 

Earth Day clean up is Saturday!

 

Join your CIDNA neighbors to clean up the lakefront after the long winter. Volunteer because you want to beautify the neighborhood -- or volunteer because you want to win a prize! Volunteers are eligible to win gift certificates to Rustica, Punch Pizza and Barnes & Noble! Bring the whole family! 

 

Saturday, April 16

9:30 a.m. - Noon 

Cedar Lake Parkway & 25th Street W

 

No pre-registration is required.
Bring your own work glove (a limited supply are available on site). Trash bags and directions will be provided.

 

Thank you to CIDNA resident David Shirley for coordinating this site! 

You are invited to two Minneapolis Public Schools Events.

   

Family Enrichment Network Spring Conference 

All parents and community members are welcome to attend.

 

Saturday, April 16

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

South High School

3131 - 19th Ave. South

Free childcare is available

 

Breakout sessions cover wide-ranging topics from "Hey Look Me Over! Development in the First Three Years", "School Testing:  How Do I Know if My Child is at Grade Level?" to "Success in High School and Beyond".

 

To register, contact: Ryan Brownwell at 612-668-1830 or

ryan.brownell@mpls.k12.mn.us.

 

Click here for more information. 

Area C Parent Advisory Council Meeting

Thursday, April 21

2011 6:00-8:00 p.m. - dinner at 6:00 p.m.

Lyndale Community School

312 West 34th Street

 

Topic: "Busing Policies and Funding Sources:  How this affects programs, equity and integration goals"

General Q&A: Theresa Battle, associate superintendent

 

Everyone is welcome.

 

For more information, please contact Gael Ellis,

Area C (z3) Community Liaison, MPS, at 612-987-2344 or

gaelellis@comcast.net.

Minneapolis is beginning the annual Spring street sweeping. CIDNA is scheduled for sweeping the week of April 18. 

 

City crews will post "No Parking" signs at least 24 hours before sweeping any streets. Parking will be banned from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the day a street is swept. Vehicles not removed will be towed to the Minneapolis Impound Lot.   

 

More information can be found on the City's website.

 

Spring is here, and it's time to get outdoors and enjoy our beautiful parks.

 

Park Siding Park (located at 28th Street and Dean Court) is a hidden gem in the midst of the city.

 

Did you know that the gardens in Park Siding Park are maintained entirely by volunteers? Leading the charge (as she has done since the park renovation was complete in 1996) is CIDNA resident Cher Simer. Cher and a group of volunteers (including Nancy Green, Kathy
Hendricks, Sandi Larson, Pat Shirley and Carol Shorrock) tend the gardens throughout the season by weeding, watering and pruning.  

CIDNA extends a big thank you to these volunteers for
their commitment to the park. 

 

CIDNA is in need of additional volunteers to help maintain the gardens. No gardening expertise is needed, just a willingness to help keep the gardens beautiful. Here's how you can help: send your e-mail address and contact information to Monica Smith at info@cinda.org or 612-821-0131. We are looking for volunteers for a spring garden clean-up and maintenance day (the date will be announced soon!) as well as volunteers to help throughout the season (watering etc.)

Please join our wonderful CIDNA volunteers in this effort. Send your e-mail address to Monica today!

The Metropolitan Council is seeking applicants for all the seats on its Land Use Advisory Committee.

The committee advises the Council on land use and local comprehensive planning issues.  Applicants must live in the district from which they're appointed and will serve a term that expires in January 2015.

Completed applications are due Monday, April 18. Click here to learn more.

 

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Invites the Public to Participate in the Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative*.

 

Public Meetings Dates:
Thursday, April 28, 7;00-9:00 p.m.
Friday, April 29, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 10:00 a.m. - Noon.
Location: Board Room of the
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
2117 West River Road, Minneapolis
 
Click here for more information.
  

*The Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative is a design-driven strategy, lead by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, to leverage parks as the engine for sustainable recreational, cultural, and economic development along the riverfront, reclaim the Mississippi - one of the three great rivers of the world and America's "fourth coast" - as the source of our regional identity, and establish our region as a leading river community for the 21st century.

 

Hennepin County is offering two programs to reduce trash.

 

Medicine Collection Events 

 

Hennepin County is providing residents the opportunity to properly and safely dispose of their unwanted, unused and expired medicines at upcoming collection events.

 

Upcoming 2011 medicine collection events

 

Saturday April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Center City Hall
6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center

Enter the site from the north entrance.

Map it 

 

Thursday, June 2 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Richfield Ice Arena,
636 66th St. E, Richfield

Map it  

 

Medicine from households will be accepted, including:

• Prescription and over-the-counter medications
• Vitamins
• Supplements
• Pet medications

Go to Hennepin County's website for more information and a complete listing of program guidelines.

Media Recycling Now Available

 

Recycle you old audio and computer media at the Hennepin County drop-off facilities for free! 

 

Items accepted include:

• Audio cassettes and vinyl records
• Ink jet and laser toner cartridges
• CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs
• Jewel and plastic cases
• Flash drives
• VHS tapes and video cassettes
• Game cartridges and discs 
• and more!

More information is available by clicking here.