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Carol Oosterhuis from the Minneapolis Second Police Precinct will be the special guest at the next Waite Park Community Council meeting. Carol will be on hand to discuss policing issues in the Waite Park and Upper Northeast Minneapolis area. Please join us!

 

Join over 1,700 Minneapolis homeowners that have already participated in Community Energy Services, the one-stop residential energy program designed to help save homeowner's energy and money.

 

A free educational workshop for Waite Park homeowners will be held in Audubon Park (1320 29th Ave. NE) on:   

Thursday, August 19^th, 6:30 p.m. 

To reserve your spot or for other workshop dates contact:

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

By attending the workshop, you are eligible to receive a customized home visit, a $400 energy efficiency package for a co-pay of only $30, however the first 20 homeowners who register will have $10 of their co-pay paid by the Waite Park Community Council!  This package includes two energy professionals from the Center for Energy and Environment spending an hour and half with you in your home.  During this time they will perform a blower door test, which measures air leaks, as well as install energy and money saving materials.  Some of these materials may include: compact fluorescent light bulbs, a programmable thermostat, low-flow showerheads, faucet aerators, pipe wrap and more!

Homeowners are also provided with 12 months of personalized energy tracking. This unique feedback allows you to see how your home uses energy, compares your energy use to like-sized homes and gives you future saving potential.  Participants are also given information on financing, incentives, the federal tax credit and gain access to rebates available only to Community Energy Services.

Community Energy Services is provided by the Waite Park Community Council, Center for Energy and Environment, City of Minneapolis, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy.  Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

On Wednesday, July 7 at the next Waite Park Community Council meeting, representatives from the City of Minneapolis Neighborhood Community Relations Department (NCR) and the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission (NCEC) will be on hand to discuss the future of neighborhood engagement between the City of Minneapolis and its 72 different neighborhood.

Issues for discussion will include future goals and plans for the Waite Park neighborhood and what resources the City of Minneapolis will be able to offer in the coming years. A brief discussion of these issues will take place at the Waite Park Community Center from 6:00-6:45, prior to the full Waite Park Community Council meeting. Everyone interested in these issues is encouraged to attend.

The Waite Park Community Center is located at 1810 34th Ave NE, adjacent to the Waite Park Elementary School.

The Waite Park Community Council is looking for a new board member to join our ranks!

The Waite Park Community Council (WPCC) works closely with local Minneapolis schools, parks, elected officials, police and other stakeholders in our community to uphold and further the interests of the residents of the Waite Park Neighborhood. The WPCC is comprised of 15 board members and 4 officers that are dedicated to working for the interests of the Waite Park community. The Waite Park Community Council meets regularly on the last Thursday and first Wednesday of each month at the Waite Park Community Center.
 
Interested parties must by over 18 and live, work or own property within the Waite Park Neighborhood. The WPCC is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Nominations will be held at the next Waite Park Community Council meeting on July 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Waite Park Community Center (1810 34th Avenue NE, adjacent to Waite Park Elementary School).  

If you are interested in learning more about the WPCC or have any other questions, please email us.

The Waite Park Community Council, the Center for Energy and Environment, Xcel Energy, CenterPoint Energy and the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Fund are proud to announce two upcoming workshop for Waite Park residents.

Waite Park has been selected as one of the few neighborhoods in Minneapolis to participate in the upcoming Community Energy Service program. The Center for Energy and Environment is hosting two FREE workshops in May at Waite Park Elementary School. At these workshops, Waite Park residents will be able to sign up for customized home visits worth up to $400 of materials and services for a co-pay of $30. The Waite Park Community Council will pay $10 of your co-pay for the first one hundred participants.

Please complete the form below to save yourself a space at one of the upcoming meetings. You may also call or email Ashley Robertson at the Center for Energy and Environment at (612) 335-5869 or arobertson@mncee.org.

Below is a video from a Fox 9 story on the Energy Service program.
 

More than 1,000 trees are being made available to Minneapolis residents for planting this spring. Since 2006, the City of Minneapolis has funded the City Trees program, a low-cost way for folks to help build the city's tree canopy. The trees cost $25 each, residents can order one tree per household, and all trees are available first-come, first-served. Last month, the emerald ash borer was found in Minneapolis and could potentially contribute to the decline of all of the City's more than 200,000 ash trees.  Planting a new tree now will help start the next generation of trees.
 
Varieties of trees available are Fat Albert spruce, pagoda dogwood, Kentucky coffee tree, blue beech, Merrill magnolia, regal prince oak, Canada select chokecherry, Redmond linden and burgundy belle maple.
 
Orders for trees can be placed at www.treetrust.org. You can also order a tree by calling (651) 644-5800.  In previous years, the trees have sold quickly, so place your order early.
 
Folks who order trees will need to pick them up on one of three days at the Minneapolis Impound Lot, 51 Colfax Ave. N.
 

Saturday, May 8
7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 9
8 a.m. to noon
 
Monday, May 10
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
 

Volunteers will be on hand to help load your new tree and complimentary bag of mulch into your vehicle.

The City Trees program is a partnership between the City of Minneapolis and Tree Trust, a local nonprofit that works to improve the community environment. For more information on how to order a tree, contact Tree Trust at 651-644-5800.

New gardener sign-up will happen on Saturday, April 10th at 9:00 am at the Waite Park Community Center, (1810 34th Ave. NE). Prompt attendance is recommended, as preference will be given to Waite Park residents, then residents of Minneapolis, then surrounding suburbs. Potential new gardeners should bring proof of residence, a check or cash for $35 to cover plot fees, and expect to stay until about 11:00 am, in order to review garden policies and procedures.

Please contact Sandy Aslaksen at [612] 788-4395, or visit the Waite Park Community Garden website, if you have any questions. We hope to see you on April 10!