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Weigh in on high voltage lines along Greenway or Corcoran's 31st Street
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Residents have until July 10 to submit comments to the State of Minnesota regarding what should be included in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will be used to evaluate Xcel Energy’s proposed Hiawatha Project. The project would build new substations and high voltage transmission lines in south Minneapolis, and Xcel’s preferred routing is above the Midtown Greenway bicycle and pedestrian trail. Readers, please note that another possible routing identified by Xcel is along East 31st Street through the Corcoran neighborhood. On June 18, over 100 people, including residents, business owners, elected officials and community groups, attended a public meeting to share comments on the EIS scope. Many concerns and questions were raised at the hearing, such as why Xcel didn’t coordinate the Hiawatha Project with the recent reconstruction of Lake Street, and the impact overhead transmission lines might have on human health, property values, and economic development along the selected routing.
Midtown Farmers’ Market now open on Tuesdays and Saturdays
On Tuesday, July 7, the all-local Midtown Farmers’ Market will open on Tuesdays 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 22nd and Lake Street. Stop by the Tuesday market to pick up locally-grown produce or enjoy a meal such as made-to-order tamales, crepes, roasted sweet corn, and tacos! Other market offerings include green onions, potatoes, summer squash, zucchini, green beans, berries, peppers, radishes, tomatoes, corn, eggs, meat, honey, bread, jams, soy candles, pottery, hand-painted glass, serving utensils, jewelry, and crocheted items. Meanwhile, the Saturday market continues each week from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Close the street for free on National Night Out
National Night Out is Tuesday, August 4. While you certainly don't have to close your street to have a block party, NNO is the one time each year when Minneapolis residents can close their street for free, with verbal permission of 75% of neighbors. July 21 is the deadline for free street closure, which costs $100 beginning July 22 and is not available after July 30. To register your event and apply for street closure, visit the Minneapolis NNO website or call 3-1-1. Do you need help organizing a block event? Please contact Eric at CNO for help with door-knocking, flyers, or finding others on your block who want to help plan a block event.
Learn gardening techniques from master gardeners on garden tour
Experience some of the best yard and garden practices and techniques at the 2nd Annual Learning Garden Tour organized by Hennepin Country Master Gardeners. Each featured garden was designed, built and is currently maintained by a master gardener home owner. There are ten gardens on the tour, each with a different theme: Vertical Gardening, Paths of Discovery, Country Meets City, Urban Retreat, Container Gardens, Four Season Interest, Woodland Retreat, Sanctuary Garden, Low Maintenance Gardening and Farmhouse in the City. The price for the entire tour is $15 per person when you purchase tickets prior to July 11. Buy tickets at this link.
Local website connects gardenless gardeners to gardens
A new local website called Yards to Gardens connects people who are looking for gardening space with people who have available space. The Victory Gardens of World War II, at their peak, produced 44% of the produce that Americans consumed. Since then we’ve built a food system where the average meal travels 1500 miles and changes hands 6 times from farm to fork, and where it takes 10 calories of fossil fuel to manufacture 1 calorie of food. By using Yards to Gardens, you can not only help to fight climate change by producing food at home, you also plant the seeds for a safer and stronger neighborhood by building healthy relationships in your community.
Corcoran Neighborhood Organization | 3451 Cedar Ave S | Minneapolis MN 55407
Phone 612-724-7457 | Fax 612-721-7588