CIDNA Meeting for Trammell Crow/Tryg's Apartment Project
Monday, January 6
6:00 p.m.
Jones-Harrison Residence, Lake View Room
3700 Cedar Lake Ave  Map

Alternatives being considered include an 11-story building with a dedicated pocket park facing the Midtown Greenway. This will be a meeting of the CIDNA Land Use and Development Committee. Preliminary drawings, perspectives and shadow studies will be presented. You will have an opportunity to comment on possible designs and project issues. Another public meeting will
be held in the coming weeks or months after a firm proposal is presented by the developer.

Please contact Bob Corrick, Chair of the CIDNA Committee with questions or comments at corrickcidna@gmail.com or 612-927-5599. Your participation is important, and you can make a difference. You are encouraged to attend.

 

Tuesday, January 7
5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Kenwood Community Center
2101 Franklin Ave W, Minneapolis   Map

Thursday, January 9
5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis Park Recreation Center
3700 Monterey Drive, St. Louis Park  Map

MEETING AGENDA
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Open house (project staff on hand to answer questions)
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Welcome and review of meeting purpose
Overview of scopes of work for three studies
Facilitator-led discussion
Wrap-Up/Next Steps

In December 2013, the Southwest LRT Project began three studies to clarify important issues that affect the proposed light
rail line:  

• The location of freight rail service in the Kenilworth Corridor
• Potential impacts of LRT construction on Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles
• Landscaping and greenscaping in the Kenilworth area

Draft results of these studies are expected in early 2014, when there will be more opportunities for public comment.

 

Visit www.swlrt.org for more information.

 

Please join us for the next meeting of the
CIDNA Board.        

      

Wednesday, January 8
6:00 p.m.
Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue  Map

Click here to view the tentative meeting agenda.

First come, first served. Please also bring any tools and supplies you think might help with the job. The next event is Saturday, January 11, noon to 4 p.m. at the Bakken Museum, 3537 Zenith Ave S (map).

For more information: www.hennepin.us/fixitclinic.

Public Open House #2
Tuesday, January 14
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Kenwood Community Center, Craft Room
2101 Franklin Ave W  Map
 
Draft designs will be presented for public review and comment.
 
For more information, visit the project webpage.
     
Questions: Contact Colleen O'Dell, Park Planner/Designer  
612-230-6469 or codell@minneapolisparks.org.  
 

The 11th Annual City of Lakes Loppet Ski Festival -- January 31 - February 2 -- offers a good combination of participant and spectator activities and races for people of all ages and ability levels.

This year's Loppet Weekend will have a true festival-feel as nearly all of the 19 events will start and finish in a centralized area on Lake Calhoun. Races and activities include cross country ski races, snowshoeing, skijoring, dog sledding, snow-sculpture making, a carnival, and a kids' race.
 
For many the highlight is the Comcast Luminary Loppet
where people of all ages and experience levels ski, snowshoe, or walk around Lake of the Isles among thousands of candle-lit ice luminaries. It's truly magical. To ensure a high-quality experience for paid participants the Loppet Foundation is going to be more stringent about registration given the increasing popularity of the event and to be fair to those who have registered.  
 
Please register online for the Comcast Luminary Loppet and other Loppet Weekend events (see website for complete schedule) at www.loppet.org.
 

 
When snow inevitably melts, most of that salt and sand wash directly into nearby waters.
 
Salt poses a real threat to clean water. The chloride contained in one teaspoon of road salt can permanently pollute five gallons of water.

Want to protect your local lake or stream from chloride pollution? Here are some easy ways you can help:

• Shovel! When you remove snow and ice manually the more effective salt can be. If possible, keep up with any major storms by doing a little at a time.
• Shovel more! Break up ice and decide if application of a de-icer or sand is necessary to maintain traction.
• Use salt sparingly. As a general rule, use no more than four pounds of salt per 1,000 square feet (an average parking space is about 150 square feet). One pound of salt is approximately a heaping 12-ounce coffee mug.   
• Don't use salt when temperatures fall below 15 degrees (Fahrenheit). Salt stops working around this temperature. For traction use sand. Some de-icers do work in colder temperatures.  
• Sweep up extra. If salt is visible on dry pavement, it is no longer doing any work and will be washed away. Use this salt somewhere else or throw it in the trash.  

By using salt wisely, you can save money, time and the environment without sacrificing safety. Learn more at www.minnehahacreek.org/salt.

 

Major construction activities along W. 29th St., Xerxes Ave. S.,
W. 28th St., Depot St., Sunset Blvd. and France Ave. S. have
been substantially completed for this year. Final restoration work (including concrete restoration in some locations) will occur in
the spring.
If you have questions about the sewer project please contact
Tim O'Donnell, the project's Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Citizen Liaison, at 651-602-1269 or tim.odonnell@metc.state.mn.us.
 
For more project information, visit the project website at www.metrocouncil.org/sewerconstructionupdates.

To sign up for project email updates, please send an email
to bgrand@zanassoc.com stating that you would like to receive Cedar Lake Area Sewer Improvements email updates.

The following survey respondents were drawn at random and
won gift cards to these local businesses:

• Rustica - Nancy Smith  
• Punch - David Rhude  
• Barnes & Noble - Barbara Nash  

Thanks to all who provided feedback.

 
Program details: Grants are available to CIDNA property owners
to help defray the costs of:

• Removing dead or
  diseased trees
• Treating diseased trees
• Planting new trees
• Removing buckthorn  

The grants for all of the above will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, as funds are available. Effective date as of June 21, 2013 (the solstice storm).  

 

Go to www.cidna.org for all the details or click here to download
the program application and guidelines.  

 

Questions: Please contact Monica Smith at info@cidna.org or
612-821-0131.

 

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.