New pact similar to other union contracts recently ratified
The Brooklyn Center City Council was not altogether electrified by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker’s Local 292’s letter of intent to purchase a city-owned property at 1601 James Circle.
Brooklyn Center’s City Council gave city staff members the go-ahead at its March 11 meeting to purchase a site at 1350 Shingle Creek Crossing to house its new municipal liquor store.
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Three bridges along West Broadway/County Road 81 on the border of Robbinsdale and Minneapolis are poised for a complete reconstruction: one for northbound traffic, one for southbound traffic and one connecting from Lowry Avenue (County Road 153) to West Broadway Avenue.
Downtown Robbinsdale is welcoming the spring season March 23 with their “TRANSITion” event at Hubbard Marketplace, 4145 Hubbard Ave. N., Robbinsdale.
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The Jaycee Park playground, the oldest operating playground in the New Hope, will receive play structure improvements this year. The improvements at the park on Independence Circle will include complete replacement of the play structures and the base for the structures.
Moratorium to give council time to conduct study
On a 3-2 vote, the Golden Valley City Council on March 5 approved an increase in the mayor’s and council members’ salaries, as well as unanimously approving a payment of $50 for each meeting the city officials “are directed or designated to attend, up to a maximum of $150 per month.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz greeted the children of Sonja Jacobsen’s preschool class at Meadow Lake Elementary School in New Hope March 12 for his final stop of five-day statewide school tour where he highlighted his proposals for a beefed up education budget. After a conversation with the child…
Elected representatives and community members of Brooklyn Park and beyond came together to highlight a looming crisis for the country’s Liberian population at a March 10 press conference at Brooklyn Park City Hall.
Moratorium to give council time to conduct study
City lends $100,000 to business to install fire protection
After a phrase by U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar that eventually prompted a Congressional resolution denouncing hate, Minnesota Sen. Ron Latz issued a statement saying he condemns her comments.
Mickey Reed, a 24-year driver, helped save young girl struck while disembarking bus
The Brooklyn Center City Council entered into a lengthy debate regarding an office space for the mayor in city hall at its Feb. 25 meeting.
As the Highway 169 and 101st Avenue interchange project continues to move forward, Brooklyn Park city staff members are recommending that a special assessment for benefiting properties be levied at $3.5 million.
Developer Scannell Properties has withdrawn its application for the so-called “Project Hotdish” project, the 2.6 million-square-foot retail fulfillment center proposed for construction in northern Brooklyn Park near the border with Champlin.
Crystal fifth-grader earns designation, commendation through essay contest
City plans to buy, sell trucks
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Three Rivers Park District to contribute $50K toward construction
Brooklyn Park’s Economic Development Authority may use tax increment financing dollars to fund part of its remaining $3.9 million fund balance for the Highway 169 and 101st Avenue interchange project.
A proposal to construct a charter school on four properties currently zoned as residential on West Broadway received a tepid reception from the Brooklyn Park Planning Commission at its Feb. 13 meeting.
Robbinsdale moved closer to the adoption of Tobacco 21 policies at the Feb. 19 city council meeting. Council members reviewed the possibility of raising the legal age to purchase tobacco within the city to 21 and restricting the sale of e-cigarette/vaping devices and mint, menthol and winter…
Hopkins Mayor Molly Cummings, Plymouth City Councilmember Judy Johnson and Brooklyn Park resident Reva Chamblis are among the 16 appointees to the Metropolitan Council.
Biomerics, a medical manufacturing company with a facility in Brooklyn Park, committed to creating 120 new jobs between 2017 and Feb. 1, 2019 after the Brooklyn Park’s City Council asked the state for a $1 million loan on its behalf. After Biomerics fell short by 64 jobs, the council approve…
As the deadline for congressional or presidential action on Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians creeps ever closer, Liberians, their supporters, and elected officials rallied at the State Capitol Feb. 22, calling for either a presidential extension of DED or legislative action to prote…
Both Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park are now on the record asking for a path to citizenship for Liberians after Brooklyn Center’s City Council declared support for Liberians with Deferred Enforced Departure immigration status at its Feb. 11 meeting.
Two high-visibility properties owned by the Brooklyn Center Economic Development Authority are garnering considerable interest from developers, and due to their special tax status, proposals are likely to roll in the near future, city officials told the council at its Feb. 11 work session.
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To bee, or not to bee? That is the question no longer in Brooklyn Center.
Think of it as a Google Maps for towering flora: Robbinsdale’s global positioning system of tracking the location, species, and diameter for all the city’s public trees is available online.
At a Feb. 12 meeting, the Robbinsdale Economic Development Authority got a better idea of what the creation of a tax-increment financing district may look like for the northwest corner of 36th and France avenues.
Police officer started working in Crystal in 2015
Tweets from U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar about an advocacy group for American-Israeli relations have drawn criticism from Minnesota Sen. Ron Latz, among many other politicians.
At a Feb. 12 meeting, the Robbinsdale Economic Development Authority got a better idea of what the creation of a tax-increment financing district may look like for the northwest corner of 36th and France avenues.
Redevelopment of the park expected to begin by April
After a request from the Liberian consul general a week before, the Brooklyn Park City Council approved a resolution urging the Minnesota Congressional Delegation to protect Liberians with Deferred Enforced Departure status by passing comprehensive immigration reform Feb. 4.
The New Hope Planning Commission on Feb. 4 recommended approval of Valiant Church’s plans to lead evening Bible study and Sunday worship in the conference room at the multi-tenant office building at 9220 Bass Lake Road. The building, located east of Highway 169 and north of Bass Lake Road, a…
Two Democratic legislators from Senate District 36 took questions and listened to constituent concerns during a town hall in Coon Rapids Jan. 25.
Density question required research by planner before approval
As Deferred Enforced Departure immigration status for Liberians heads towards its termination March 31, Jackson George Jr., honorary Liberian consul general in Minnesota, asked the Brooklyn Park City Council to call their elected officials and ask them to pass a bill which would allow curren…
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Robbinsdale city leaders have agreed that the current system of water treatment is due for a change and will soon begin making decisions on how to implement that change.
New Hope City Councilmember John Elder has been reappointed for a fourth term to the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission in spite of concerns about his attendance record. The decision, on a 3-1 vote at the Jan. 28 New Hope City Council meeting, had been postponed from the previous …
Representatives from Golden Valley and the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission will speak with members of the community about proposed improvements on and near the intersection of Medicine Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue. The open house will be 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Brookview.
After years of design and planning work on the proposed 109th Avenue reconstruction project – a joint venture between Brooklyn Park and Champlin – Brooklyn Park’s mayor says Champlin isn’t a serious partner on the project and the city should focus its efforts elsewhere.
If approvals are secured, development would take place over two or three years
Brooklyn Park appears poised to redistribute leftover sewer access credits from the now demolished Grand Rios Water Park site and use them as an incentive for qualifying new businesses and restaurants that relocate or build in the city.
Housing advocates delivered a report on residential evictions to the Brooklyn Park City Council Jan. 22.
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Senate District 46 legislators will provide leadership on some of the top issues at the Capitol this year.
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