A new blogger named Quietparks takes a look at the plans for a privately-developed dog park in Loring Park.
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Regular Board Meeting
Commissioners Walt Dziedzic, Bob Fine, Carol Kummer, Mary Merrill Anderson, Tracy Nordstrom, Tom Nordyke, Jon C. Olson, Scott Vreeland and Annie Young.
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board meetings are broadcast live from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on channels 14 and 79 in the Minneapolis Time Warner cable network.
Rebroadcasts of current meetings can be seen on Channel 14 only on Thursday at 2 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. Rebroadcast of the previous meeting can be seen on Channel 14 on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 9 a.m.
Date: 1/3/2007
Time: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Webcast: Tune in to see the meeting live online.
The Government Meeting Channel 79 is available on the web 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Archived copies of this meeting will also be available for 60 days.
Type: Regular
Location: MPRB Administrative Offices, Board Room Suite 255
Address: 2117 West River Road
Minneapolis
Annual Meeting of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Commissioners Walt Dziedzic, Bob Fine, Carol Kummer, Mary Merrill Anderson, Tracy Nordstrom, Tom Nordyke, Jon C. Olson, Scott Vreeland and Annie Young
Date: 1/2/2007
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Type: Special
Location: MPRB Administrative Offices, Board Room Suite 255
Address: 2117 West River Road Minneapolis
IMPORTANT UPCOMING PARK BOARD MEETINGS
The first regularly scheduled Park Board meeting of 2007 will be on Wednesday, January 3, at 5 p.m. at Park Board Headquarters. The agenda should be posted on January 2 on the Park Board’s website at Park Board Agendas
On Tuesday, January 2, at 5 p.m. the Park Board’s annual meeting will be held at Park Board Headquarters. The annual meeting is when Park Board officers and Park Board committee appointments, as well as a number of other appointments, are announced.
The appointments to watch are the appointments for board officers as well as for the two most powerful Park Board committees–Planning and Administration & Finance.
Rising Tide of Opposition to Condo
By Neal St. Anthony
The proposed Wave development on the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis has ballooned since receiving approval. Read more Star Tribune
Squirrel lovers protest proposed off-leash dog park in Loring Park
By Dan Haugen
Think of the squirrels.
A small group of protesters spoke against a proposed off-leash dog area in Loring Park on behalf of the voiceless population they said would be affected most. Read more here Downtown Journal