CIDNACalendar of Events See newsletter at right for more information about
these events.
Little Free Library
Grand Opening
Monday, July 7
7:00 p.m.
CIDNA Board Meeting Wednesday, July 9 6:00 p.m. Jones-Harrison Park Siding Park Garden Clean Up
Saturday, July 26 9:00 a.m.
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Wishing you a safe and happy
Independence Day!
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CIDNA Board Meeting
Please join us for the next meeting of the
CIDNA Board.
Wednesday, July 9
6:00 p.m.
Jones-Harrison Residence 3700 Cedar Lake Avenue Map
Agenda includes:
- Lisa Goodman, City Council Member, Ward 7
Click here to view the complete tentative agenda.
All are welcome!
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Construction on Lake Street
CenterPoint Energy will be replacing the natural
gas pipeline on Lake Street beginning this week.
Construction will occur along W Lake Street from Excelsior Blvd
to James Ave S (eastbound traffic lane nearest the south curb of
Lake St).
This project will also impact sidewalks and trails on Lake Calhoun's north side.
Construction is anticipated to continue through mid-September.
CenterPoint Energy will post signage announcing temporary closures. Please follow detours and parking restrictions as they occur throughout construction.
Click here to view a construction area map.
Click here for more information and to sign up for e-mail
updates on the West Lake Street construction project.
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Celebrate CIDNA's Newest
Little Free Library
Bring a book and help stock the neighborhood library with summer reads for children and adults.
A Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book (or two) and bring back another book to share. Join us for the grand opening:Monday, July 7 7:00 p.m. 3519 W 29th St Map There will be lemonade and a fun "Bookmark Creation Station" too. For more information please contact Amanda Vallone at AmandaVallone@live.com.
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Park Siding Park Garden Events
Join us for these garden events at
Park Siding Park:
Mulching Day
Tuesday, July 8
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Park Siding Park
3113 28th St W Map
Help the Park Board's Green Team spread wood chip mulch in the Park Siding gardens. Bring work gloves if possible.
Garden Clean Up
Saturday, July 26
Beginning at 9:00 a.m.
No gardening experience necessary. Tools will be provided.
Bring work gloves if possible.
Clean up events will be held the 4th Saturday of each month through September. Volunteers needed! Contact info@cidna.org for more information.
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Raingarden Project - Sign Up Now
Keep our lakes clean and support pollinators by beautifying your yard!
Raingardens are beautiful landscaping features that protect water quality and provide habitat for pollinators. They use native plants and allow storm water runoff to filter through the soil instead of flowing into storm drains and directly into our lakes.
CIDNA is partnering with local non-profit Metro Blooms and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) on a project to plant 10 raingardens throughout the neighborhood. Don't miss out -- only two spots remaining.
A professional landscape designer will meet with you to determine the best place for a raingarden on your property. Metro Blooms and the Conservation Corp of Minnesota will do most of the manual labor of excavating and adding mulch. Cost of the consultation, design and the hard part - excavation - will be covered by CIDNA! That's over a $200 value!
Cost to the homeowner is primarily determined by the variety and number of plants ordered - generally about $225. Homeowner is also responsible for cost of mulch ($50), sod/soil removal ($40) and optional compost ($30).
To participate in the CIDNA raingardens project and register for an onsite consultation, please contact Metro Blooms at 651-699-2426. Simply mention the Cedar Isles Dean project
when you call.
You're urged to register as soon as possible as this program is offered on a first come, first served basis.
Program participants will be expected to attend a raingarden workshop, sign a garden maintenance agreement and are strongly encouraged to volunteer at the Park Siding Park flower gardens.
If you have any other questions, please contact CIDNA at info@cidna.org.
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Sewer Construction Update
Cedar Lake Area Sewer Improvements project update: as of June 27, 2014
W 29th St, Xerxes Av. S, W 28th StConcrete sidewalk restoration and other final restoration activities are anticipated to occur in early- to mid-July, necessitating parking restrictions in the following locations:
- W 28th St between Dean Court and Xerxes Ave S
- Xerxes Ave S between W 28th St and W 29th St
- W 29th St between Xerxes Ave S and Dean Pkwy
Please ensure that you do not park in areas where parking restrictions are in effect, in order to avoid being towed. Parking restrictions will remain in place as needed for several weeks as the final restoration work continues. Park Siding ParkFinal Park Siding Park restoration: the playground is anticipated to close the week of June 30. Sunset Blvd and Depot StDriveway apron restoration along westbound Sunset Blvd between Depot St and France Ave S is anticipated to continue the week of June 30th, and this location will remain closed to through traffic. Final roadway concrete pavement restoration on westbound Sunset Blvd and Depot St is currently anticipated to begin in early- to mid-July. France Ave SLane restrictions and lane shifts on France Ave S between Lake St and Sunset Blvd will continue as final curb and gutter, driveway apron and minor sidewalk restoration continues the week of June 30th. Hwy. 7 South Service Rd.Work on a meter station on the Hwy 7 South Service Rd between Glenhurst Ave S and France Ave S will continue. Final pavement restoration work on the Hwy. 7 South Service Rd. is currently anticipated to occur in early- to mid-July. Stay Informed Project website: www.metrocouncil.org/sewerconstructionupdates Email updates: 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 Project email updates. Project Contact:Tim O'Donnell, MCES Citizen Liaison 651-602-1269 or tim.odonnell@metc.state.mn.us
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Bragging Week
Mayor Betsy Hodges announced that July 14-20 will be "The Best Week of Bragging About Minneapolis Ever."
The week will include daily proclamations that round up reasons we should brag. Mayor Hodges wants to know what YOU think we should brag about. Click here to submit your ideas to Mayor Hodges and follow along on the Facebook page.
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Hazardous Waste Collection Events
Hennepin County organizes collection events throughout the year to give residents more convenient local disposal options for their household hazardous wastes.
The county is offering several collection events this summer.
Upcoming events:
Thursday, July 31 - Saturday, August 2
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day
Jenny Lind Elementary School
5026 Dupont Ave N Map
Thursday, August 7 - Saturday, August 9
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day
South High School
3131 19th Ave S Map
PLEASE NOTE: Electronics will NOT be accepted at any of the events. Go to www.hennepin.us/collectionevents for a complete listing of dates, locations and accepted materials.
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National Night Out
Organize an event on your block.
National Night Out is Tuesday, August 5. Residents are encouraged to host a block party. Permission of 75% of your neighbors to required for street closure and registration is free through July 22. Register online at www.minneapolismn.gov/nno/nno_register.
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Lunch with Lisa
Council Member Lisa Goodman will not be holding "Lunch with Lisa" in July.
 The next lunch will be in August and focus on the Nicollet Mall Reconstruction. To be added to the Ward 7 mailing list, contact Ruth.Hamann@minneapolismn.gov.
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Ash Tree Plan
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board begins an eight-year effort to mark, remove and replace public ash trees.
 Approximately 30,000 ash trees lining Minneapolis boulevards and nearly ten thousand ash trees located in park properties are destined for infestation by Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). To lessen the effects of a sudden large-scale, city-wide canopy loss, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) foresters began marking non-symptomatic public ash trees on June 23 as part of an eight-year effort to mark, remove and replace public ash trees on boulevards and in parks throughout the city. The pre-emptive removal is part of the MPRB's ash canopy replacement plan, which reduces the impact of tree losses by removing a small percentage of ash trees at a time and replacing them with a diverse range of tree species along each city block and within each park. Ash trees identified for removal will be marked with a green painted "X," and the MPRB will begin removing those ash trees and stumps throughout 2014. Replacement trees will be planted in spring and fall of 2015. Forestry crews anticipate replacing 5,000 ash trees each year for eight years, with removal of ash trees during 2014-2021 and planting of replacement trees during 2015-2022. Click here for maps of boulevard ash trees by neighborhood. For more information on the MPRB's ash canopy replacement plan, visit www.minneapolisparks.org/eab. You can also reach the MPRB Forestry Department via email forestry@minneapolisparks.org or phone 612-313-7710.
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Lawn Maintenance Survey
A lawn maintenance survey is being conducted
as part of a graduate thesis project by a student at the University of Minnesota.
The goal of the survey is to learn more about the lawn maintenance practices of residents of the Twin Cities, which will help inform extension and outreach efforts. The survey is short, and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete, including watching a 4 minute video. As an incentive to participants, every respondent will have their names entered (if they choose) in a drawing for a $50 gift card to either Amazon.com or Target, which will be held in August.
Access the survey at this link: https://umn.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8p4EcffAryUu54p
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Tutors Needed
The Minnesota Reading Corps and Minnesota Math Corps are currently recruiting full-time Preschool and Elementary Literacy Tutors and Math Enrichment Tutors for the 2014-15 school year in schools across Minneapolis.
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Tree Grant Program
CIDNA NRP funds are available to help residents maintain and promote healthy trees in the Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood.
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.
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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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