CIDNACalendar of Events See newsletter at right for more information about these events. Buckthorn Busting
with Daisy Sunday, September 9 2:00-3:00 p.m. Meet with Meg Tuesday, September 11 Noon 5th Precinct
CIDNA Board Meeting Wednesday, September 12
6:00 p.m. Jones-Harrison Park Siding Park
Fall Clean-up Saturday, September 15 9:00 a.m. - noon Park Siding Park CIDNA Fall Festival Sunday, September 16 1:00-4:00 p.m. Park Siding Park Buckthorn Busting with Daisy Sunday, September 23 2:00-3:00 p.m.
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See you at the 16th Annual CIDNA Fall Festival: Sunday, September 16th!
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CIDNA Board Meeting
Please join us for the next meeting of the
CIDNA Board.
Wednesday, September 126:00 p.m. Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue Map The agenda includes: - Kenilworth Freight Rail Track Replacement (see article below for more information)
- Meg Tuthill, Minneapolis City Council, Ward 10
- Anita Tabb, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioner, District 4
To download a copy of the tentative agenda, please click here. All are welcome!
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16th Annual CIDNA Fall Festival
Join us for the fun and festivities!
Sunday, September 16
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Park Siding Park
West 28th Street at Dean Court Map
Free event, held rain or shine!
Event highlights:
- Moon walk, face painting, fire truck and more!
- Hot dogs on the grill, snacks and soft drinks provided by
CIDNA and donations from local businesses. - Check out the new ping pong table at the park (see photo below).
- Learn more about plans for light rail and other important neighborhood issues at informational tables hosted by CIDNA board members.
- Enjoy the beautiful gardens tended by CIDNA volunteer gardeners.
- Joyce Uptown Food Shelf will be on hand to accept cash donations.
Volunteers are needed for 1/2 shifts on the day of the event.
Please contact Fall Festival Committee Co-Chair Elaine May at emay1@comcast.net.
A special thanks to our sponsors and to festival
Co-Chairs Elaine May and Steve Goltry.
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Freight Rail Track Replacement Project
The Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) is replacing a two-mile stretch of freight rail track within its Kenilworth Corridor from Interstate 394 to just east of Beltline Boulevard. The current freight rail track is aging and wasn't designed for modern freight operations. To ensure ongoing safe operations within the corridor, the HCRRA made the choice to replace the track instead of doing ongoing repairs.
The replacement rails are scheduled to arrive by train in Minnesota sometime the week of September 10. Rail replacement should commence in mid-October and, weather permitting, be completed within a month. What can you expect to see happening in the Kenilworth Corridor? - Upon arrival, a machine will convey the 1,500-foot to 1,800-foot rails from the train car and place them parallel to and near the existing track. Minor delays are expected at the intersections of West 21st Street and Cedar Lake Parkway when the rail is being unloaded from the train
- Workers and equipment will be in the corridor mid-October cutting and welding the freight rail track into place. The daily schedule is expected to be between 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. and workers will do everything possible to minimize any activity after dark.
- There are no plans for detours or closures where the Kenilworth Corridor intersects with West 21st Street and Cedar Lake Parkway, and they do not expect any impacts to the Cedar Lake Bike Trail. Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company will maintain regular freight operations in the corridor during the replacement project.
Upon completion of the rail replacement, there is no plan to increase train speeds. The new continuously welded rail will result in smoother operations for freight trains passing along this portion of the corridor. This project is not related to the Metropolitan Council's future decision on the final location of freight rail operations. That decision will be considered as planning for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line advances. Contacts: Phil Eckhert, Hennepin County Housing, Community Works & Transit, Director: 612-348-6445
Tim Jeske, TC&W Railroad: 320-510-0407
Cara Lee, Hennepin County Public Affairs: 612-348-6883 |
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Primp Your Park!
Volunteers needed to primp the gardens in advance
of the Fall Festival.
Saturday, September 15
9:00 a.m. - noon
Park Siding Park
West 28th Street at Dean Court Map
Light rain or shine!
No gardening expertise necessary. Show up when you can and stay
for as long as you can. Bring work gloves and hand clippers if you have them.
Contact Monica Smith at info@cinda.org or 612-821-0131 for more information.
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Buckthorn Busting
Help CIDNA high-schooler with a buckthorn busting project. Read on...Hi, I'm Daisy Richmond. I'm a 10th grader at Southwest High School. For a school project I'm pulling buckthorn on the hill between Cedar Lake Avenue and Cedar Lake Parkway, next to Jones Harrison. I have a Park Stewardship Agreement to do this. We will meet there Sunday, September 9 and Sunday, September 23 from 2-3 p.m. to pull buckthorn. After that we will decide on more days to meet in October and November. Please email me at dargymnast@gmail.com if you would like to help with this. Thank you for helping me with my project. -Daisy Richmond |
Outdoor Ping Pong in CIDNA
Park Siding Park's newest amenity: an outdoor ping pong table!  CIDNA residents Darla and Sam Lieberman enjoying a game of ping pong.
Stop by Park Siding Park an enjoy a game of ping pong on this beautiful new outdoor concrete table tennis platform - the first in a Minneapolis park! Thanks to CIDNA's NRP Committee for spearheading this project and other improvements to the park. Special thanks to committee member Claire Ruebeck for presenting the idea and working with the Park Board to oversee the project through to the successful installation. |
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Meet with Your Council Member
Meet With Meg Meet with 10th Ward Council Member Meg Tuthill to ask questions and voice concerns. Tuesday, September 1112:00 - 1:00 p.m. 5th Precinct, Community Room 3101 Nicollet Avenue S Map Bring your own lunch. Cookies and lemonade are provided. Meet with Meg is held the second Tuesday of every month. Lunch with Lisa
Join 7th Ward Council Member Lisa Goodman for lunch and a discussion. The will be no September meeting. Mark you calendar for: Wednesday, October 31
Noon St. Thomas University, Minneapolis 1000 La Salle Ave MapLunch is offered for $10 |
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Kick Off New Construction at Walker Library
Join your neighbors to kick off Walker Library's new construction project.Program and Family Storytime Saturday, September 2210:30 a.m. Walker Library 2880 Hennepin Ave Map- Honor the current library and celebrate the new library with staff and community leaders
- Enjoy family storytime led by Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman
For more information, click here. Walker Library will close September 22 at 6:00 p.m. New construction will begin this fall. The new library will open in 2014. Nearby libraries include: Linden Hills and Minneapolis Central. |
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Park Board to Study Improved Vision for
North Calhoun/South Lake of the Isles Area
A design charrette will be conducted in October to consider an improved vision for the area between Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles. Existing park uses such as the dog park, biking, sailing, restaurant are expected to be maintained. Issues that might be studied include bike-ped circulation around the Tin Fish and southern East Lake of the Isles Parkway, improvement of parkland north of Lake Street, park connection to the prospective large real estate project at Lake and Thomas, visioning of Lake Street as a parkway, and improved connection to the Midtown Greenway. For a more complete description click here. Your participation, comments and input are welcome. Contact Bob Corrick, Chair, CIDNA Land Use and Development Committee at corrickcidna@gmail.com. Dates of the charrette and Park Board contacts will be announced. This is a great opportunity to improve an important area of our park system in our neighborhood. |
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Door-to-Door Sales License
The Minneapolis City Council recently approved
new rules for door-to-door sales.Under the new rules, door-to-door salespeople and transient merchants will be required to wear a City-issued photo identification card, operate from 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. (or sunset, whichever is later) and must leave your property if you ask them to do so. The photo ID rule does not apply to canvassers, including people who advocate for religious, social, or political causes. Click here for more information. |
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Calhoun-Isles Area Sewer Improvements Project
Construction on the Calhoun-Isles Area Sewer Improvements project continues and is scheduled
to be completed later this year.
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES), operator of the metro-area wastewater collection and treatment system is working to replace a portion of a regional sewer through the Cedar-Isles-Dean and East Isles neighborhoods.
Work to be completed in 2012 encompasses an area from just west of Dean Parkway to just east of East Calhoun Parkway. This is part of a larger project to rehabilitate or replace a regional sanitary sewer that provides service to Hopkins and portions of St. Louis Park and Minneapolis.
Click here to download a pdf of the construction schedule (updated August 8th).
The Midtown Greenway will be open during construction; however, there will be some detours and ramp closures. Click here for trail impact information (updated August 8th).
For more information, please contact MCES staff:
Additional information is available on the Metropolitan Council website: metrocouncil.org/sewerconstructionupdates
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Thank you for reading this newsletter. If you are interested in volunteering in the neighborhood, please let me know how you would like to help.
The Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighborhood Association (CIDNA) invites and encourages participation by every resident to each program, service and event organized by CIDNA. Should you require an accommodation in order for you to fully participate, or if you require this document in a different format, please let us know by contacting me at least five days before our event.
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Sincerely,
Monica Smith
Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighborhood Association
info@cidna.org or 612-821-0131 |
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