[Lyndale_e-news] Lyndale E-News for January 19th

Fri Jan 19 15:08:12 CST 2007

Lyndale E-News for January 19, 2007

Welcome to the first issue of the Lyndale E-News, the Lyndale Neighborhood's
new electronic newsletter.  The Lyndale E-News provides information on
community events, neighborhood meetings, and important neighborhood news.
More information on the Lyndale Neighborhood can be found at www.lyndale.org

In this Issue:
1.	Drinks and Drama
2.	General Membership Preview
3.	Sustainable Lyndale – A Waste Reduction Workshop
4.	Upcoming Community Engagement Report Meetings
5.	Nominate a Minneapolis block club to be honored with a police
Building Blocks award
6.	Hennepin County to Hold Public Hearing on the Southwest Light Rail
Line Alternatives

Drinks and Drama 
The Lyndale Event & Activity Planners invite you to Drinks & Drama

What: Nautilus Music Theater’s Carousel 
When: Thursday, January 25th at 8:00 pm
Where: Southern Theater
	 1420 Washington Avenue South

Tickets are $35 ($31 if we get a group of 10 or more)

Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 23rd to Mark at 612.824.9402 ext 16 or
mark at lyndale.org

This show features Lyndale residents Megan McClellan and Brian Sostek

Be sure to join us for Drinks and Discussion with some of the actors at the
Town Hall Brewery after the show.

For more info, check out www.southerntheater.org

General Membership Meeting Preview
The January General Membership Meeting will be on Monday, January 22 at
Painter Park from 7 to 8:30 pm.

This General Membership Meeting will feature a forum with Lyndale
Legislators. This is your chance to hear what they’re working on this
session and to talk to them about issues important to you.

Senator Scott Dibble – Confirmed
Representative Neva Walker – Confirmed
Senator Linda Berglin – Invited
Representative Frank Hornstein – Invited
Representative Margret Anderson Kelliher – Invited

The meeting will also provide an opportunity to discuss the City’s Community
Engagement Report.

Sustainable Lyndale – A Waste Reduction Workshop
On Tuesday, January 30th the LNA Environment Committee will be hosting
Sustainable Lyndale – A Waste Reduction Workshop.  At the workshop there
will be a variety of interactive demonstrations and learning opportunities
for attendees of all ages.  

Topics will include all elements of the Environment Committee’s waste
reduction campaign, including safer alternatives to hazardous household
products, automotive fluid disposal, junk mail reduction, and recycling.
The workshop will also feature Angie Timmons from Hennepin County speaking
about the rethink recycle campaign.

What: Sustainable Lyndale – Waste Reduction Workshop

When: Tuesday, January 30th

Where: Zion Lutheran Church - 128 West 33rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408

Schedule:
6:00 pm – Pizza Party and resource tables
6:30 pm – Come Meet the Green Guardian
7:00 pm – Angie Timmons will speak about the Rethink Recycle Campaign
7:30 pm – Check out the resource tables

This event will also include activities for kids and adults from Leonardo’s
Basement and a raffle for cool environment friendly items like: the new
Lyndale Neighborhood Water bottle, a membership to the Wedge, and an indoor
compost bin.

Questions about the work shop can be directed to Holly Reckel at
rhiris at msn.com or (612) 822-7104

Upcoming Community Engagement Report Meetings
NRP and the City of Minneapolis will be hosting a series of public meetings
for from Monday, January 29th through Monday, February 5th on the City’s
Community Engagement Report.

These meetings will provide Lyndale residents with an opportunity to let the
City know how important community engagement is to them.  The report issued
in November of 2006 recommends that the City create a new community
engagement process.  While not laying out a specific process, it should be
noted that neighborhood organizations were not asked to participate in the
drafting of the report and are largely ignored as vehicles for community
engagement throughout it.

Some close by public meetings will be held at:

Monday, January 29th
Burroughs School
1601 W. 50th St.
7 to 8:30

Tuesday, January 30th
Plaza Verde 
1516 E. Lake St.
7 to 8:30 pm (interpreters for Spanish, Somali will be available at this
meeting)

Wednesday, January 31st
Marcy Open School
415 4th Avenue SE
7 to 8:30 pm

The full report and schedule of public meetings can be found at www.nrp.org

Nominate a Minneapolis block club to be honored with a police Building
Blocks award
The Minneapolis Police Department is seeking nominations for its annual
Building Blocks Awards, which go to the city’s most active and effective
block clubs. 

Submitting a nomination

To nominate a block club (your own or a neighbor’s), answer these questions:
*	How has life on the block improved through the block club’s efforts?
*	How does the block club build connections between people?
*	In what ways does the block club work with the Minneapolis Police
Department?
*	Describe the events, activities and meetings of the block club.
*	When did the block club start?
*	What are the boundaries of the block club?

Be sure to include the name, address, phone number, and email address of
each block club leader for the club you are nominating, as well as your own
(the nominator’s) name, address, phone number, and email address.
Nominations must be received by Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Send them:
By email: ccpsafe at ci.minneapolis.mn.us
By U.S. Mail: Carol Oosterhuis
c/o Building Blocks Awards
Minneapolis Police Department Second Precinct
1911 Central Ave. NE.
Minneapolis, MN 55418 

Each honored block club will receive recognition at a public ceremony,
Building Blocks Award signs to post on the block, a $100 gift card, and an
award of appreciation for each block leader

Hennepin County to Hold Public Hearing on the Southwest Light Rail Line
Alternatives

On Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of providing
public comment on the Southwest Transitway Alternatives Analysis Study.  The
public hearing will be held at the Hennepin County Government Center,
A-2400, 300 South Sixth Street.

The purpose of the AA study is to compare the costs, benefits, and impacts
of a broad range of transit alternatives in order to select a preferred
course of action.  On December 13, 2006,  after  thoroughly  evaluating a
range of alternatives, the Southwest Policy Advisory Committee is
recommending that three light rail transit alternatives be  retained  for
further  evaluation  in  a  Draft  Environmental  Impact  Statement (DEIS).

More information about the alternatives can be found at
www.southwesttransitway.org

About the Lyndale E-News
The Lyndale Neighborhood Association maintains the Lyndale E-News as a
service for Lyndale residents.  This is an announce only email list
published several times a month.  To submit an item for an upcoming issue of
the Lyndale E-News email Mark Hinds at mark at lyndale.org or call 612.824.9402
ext 16.  

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Mark Hinds
Executive Director
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
3537 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.824.9402 ext 16
mark at lyndale.org
www.lyndale.org

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