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Please join the Waite Park Community Council for the Annual Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Waite Park Community Center (1810 34th Avenue NE).  We will be adopting the 2010 budget and electing a president, vice president, and seven board members.  

The meeting will focus on housing.  Holly Holt, a Waite Park resident and a realtor with Keller Williams, will discuss the neighborhood real estate market and the number of homes in foreclosure.  Cheryl Hoban, a loan officer with Residential Mortgage Group, will speak about available credit and mortgage programs.  The council plans to allocate funds for a low-interest revolving loan program, and Denise Eloundou, of Northeast Housing Resource Center, will explain the program.  

Two of our local representatives will also be present at this meeting: Kevin Reich, Ward 1 City Councilman, and Doron Clark, Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission Representative.

Lily's at 33rd and Central was recently featured in a glowing story at Heavy Table.

In a seemingly endless sea of Caribous and Starbucks, it can be difficult to find an independently owned gem of a coffee shop to get your caffeine fix. Harder yet is to find a place that invites guests in for a broader, community-minded experience. A favorite few places throughout the Twin Cities come to mind when seeking this kind of experience, and new to my list is Lily's on 33rd and Central in Northeast Minneapolis. from In Brief.

Lily's is open from 7:00 am until 3:00 pm Tuesday through Sunday. They are open until 8:00 pm on Wednesday evenings. Starting in April, Lily's will be open until 8:00 pm Tuesday through Sunday.

Waite Park has two new ways to find out what is happening in our neighborhood and around Northeast Minneapolis.

You can stay connected with your neighbors and officials from the City of Minneapolis at our Facebook page here.

The Waite Park Community Council also has a Twitter account for real-time updates on news from our area. You can find us at @waiteparkcc.

You are invited to a public meeting to discuss proposed changes to identify bicycle boulevards on 22nd Avenue between Central Avenue and Arthur Street, as well as Tyler, Polk, and Fillmore Streets between 37th Avenue NE and East Hennepin Avenue. The proposed route of the Fillmore/Polk/Tyler Street bike boulevard through the Waite Park neighborhood would be along Tyler Street from Saint Anthony Parkway to 36th Avenue NE.

The next public meeting is:
Wednesday, February 17th, 6:00pm
Windom Park Recreation Center, 2251 Hayes St NE

You can find out more information about bike boulevards and the Fillmore/Polk/Tyler Street project at the City of Minneapolis' bicycle boulevard website. You can download the flyer and more information below.

Fillmore22ndPublicMeetingFlyer.pdf

Several meetings for residents in the City of Minneapolis will be coming up in the next few weeks.

The Eastside Bike Task Force will be meeting to discuss plans for the Fillmore/Polk Street bike boulevard and the 18th Street bike path on Saturday, January 9, at the Ritz Theater (345 13th Avenue NE) from 10:00 - 11:30am.

The Second Police Precinct will be holding Training for Block Club leaders on January 27 starting at 6:00pm at the Second Precinct Police Station (1911 Central Avenue NE). For questions and reservations, please call (612) 673-2874.

The Second Precinct Advisory Committee will be hosting a program on housing inspections with Angie Hugen, Supervisor of Housing for the City of Minneapolis, on Monday, January 11, at Monroe Village (1900 Central Avenue NE) at 6:00pm.

The Waite Park Community Council is proud to welcome two new members to our neighborhood board, Mitch Puff and Leah Huyser.

Mitch Puff comes to WPCC with a background in event management and graphic design.  He has lived and worked in northeast for ten years and a resident of Waite Park for two years. Mitch is looking forward to being a more active member of the community.

Alethea (Leah) Huyser is a two year veteran of the Waite Park Neighborhood, where she lives with her husband and dog.  She is a lawyer who is currently employed by the United States District Court, District of Minnesota.  Leah is excited to be a part of a community that has both deep roots and a vibrant young community and she looks forward to many great years here. 

From Carol Oosterhuis at the Second Precinct:

We are notifying you of a recent arrest of an individual in or around your property or your neighborhood.  We are asking that you tell us how you feel about this crime and/or offender and how this impacts your quality of life.  We will give your input to the judge, who will review your input before sentencing.  You do not have to be a direct victim of the crime or see the crime to give us your input. Your input truly makes a difference.

How to write an impact statement?  There is no right format and you don't have to be creative.  Many community members convey the same message on each of the impact statements that they write.

Generally, you can start by stating how you have been impacted: financially, emotionally, physically, and so on.  You can end by describing what you are hoping the court will do:  send the person to jail, order the person to get treatment, order the person to get employment, order the person to stay out of a particular area (i.e. a geographic restriction for a particular neighborhood), sentenced to service for garbage pickup, graffiti removal and so on.
Remember:  it is more important to send an impact statement than to worry about how it is written.  Just send it!  Whatever you write will be presented and can improve the safety of your community.

Keep in mind that your statement can be written and submitted by you or any neighborhood entity, block club, neighborhood association or business.  So, it is perfectly acceptable if you would like to write one on behalf of neighbors, your family, or any other group representing a portion of the neighborhood, provided they have agreed to you doing so.

Please return your statement at least three days prior to the court date to assure that your statement arrives in time for the offender's court appearance. You can download a copy of the Community Impact Statement below.    

Email your statement to: 2precinctimpact@ci.minneapolis.mn.us or mail the completed Community Impact Statement Form to:

2nd Precinct Paralegal
2nd Precinct
1911 Central Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

    
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