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Aeon pursues senior affordable housing on University Avenue

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Aeon, a nonprofit development group, hopes to build a 124-unit senior apartment building at the corner of Vandalia Street and University Avenue. If the group’s application is approved, groundbreaking is expected to be in October 2017.

The proposed development would include 124 units: 99 studios and 25 one-bedroom apartments. All units will come under the affordable-housing umbrella, which means residents would not be required to pay more than 30 percent of their income.

Maximum rents would be $901 to $966, according to Blake Hopkins and Bryant Au, who presented information about the development to the District 12 Land Use Committee in May. Aeon’s original proposal for the 1.79-acre site was to build 140 multifamily units.


Ecumen plans September groundbreaking for St. Anthony Park development

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The groundbreaking for the 49-unit senior cooperative at the southeast corner of Luther Seminary property is planned for September.

The project has had an “extreme amount of interest,” according to Dena Meyer, senior director of business development at Ecumen, the Lutheran-affiliated developer of the project. Meyer gave an update on the project to the District 12 Land Use Committee in June.

More than 150 parties have expressed interest in purchasing a unit in the building and 72 parties have put down $1,000 toward a unit, Meyer said. Ninety-five percent of those who put down money are from the immediate neighborhood, she said.

Unit plans will be revealed in early July. The $1,000 is refundable or will go toward the purchase of a unit. Construction on the building should take a year, with a planned opening in September 2017, Meyer said.

Lauderdale’s Day in the Park set for July 21

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Lauderdale’s Day in the Park will be held in conjunction with the July Farmers Market on Thursday, July 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Community Park, 1885 Fulham St. The merger of the two events will bring more opportunities for fun and socializing. Many of the usual Day in the Park events are being planned, including a water slide, bouncy house, games, music, puppet wagon and more. You can sign up to be a volunteer online at http://vols.pt/TYQ1YU.

The Lauderdale’s Farmers Market will continue on the third Thursday of each month through October. If you have garden surplus to sell, there is no charge to be a vendor.

Please contact Susie at LauderdaleFarmersMarket@gmail.com or 651-329-8401 for an application. The market is looking for musicians to share their talent for an hour or so at each market.

District 10 appoints reps and elects two board members

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The District 10 Board has appointed three community members to represent the neighborhood on two committees dealing with Como Park issues:

  • Maggie Zimmerman was appointed to the Como Dockside Community Input Committee. This group is evaluating Como Dockside’s performance as part of the restaurant’s contract with the city. Committee members will develop surveys and other ways of assessing quality, customer service, community access and other measurements.
  • Richard Herriges and Jenny Larson were appointed as District 10’s representatives on the Como Regional Park Advisory Committee. This committee keeps track of traffic, parking and other projects in the park and makes recommendations to the city’s Parks Commission. District 10’s representatives will be the point people who (1) keep the neighborhood informed on park plans, (2) explain how those plans could impact those of us who live here and (3) convey our advice to Parks leadership.

Community members elected two new members to the District 10 board in May. Residents elected Tim Post to fill the board’s vacant secretary position and Mike Ireland to fill a vacant seat representing Sub-District 3. Their terms will expire in April 2017.

15 drivers ticketed in District 10 Stop for Me event

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stop_1320A dozen District 10 residents, plus a few dogs, put their best feet forward in the neighborhood’s first Stop for Me pedestrian-safety event in May. Police ticketed 15 drivers who did not yield to pedestrians crossing the intersection at Lexington Parkway and East Como Lake Drive, where park paths cross north of the Pavilion.

Stop for Me is a citywide educational and enforcement campaign highlighting the state law that requires drivers to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk—marked or unmarked—every corner, every turn, every time.

Election season is underway

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November’s election may seem a long way off, but as of June 24 it will be possible to cast an early/absentee vote for federal, state and county candidates in the Aug. 9 primary.

To apply to have a ballot mailed to you, go to www.ramseycounty.us/residents/elec tions-voting. Or you can vote early/absentee in person at the Ramsey County Elections Office, 90 W. Plato Blvd. You can also register to vote online. Being registered is not required in order to apply for an absentee ballot, but it will speed up the process if you are.

Absentee/early voting for the Nov. 8 general election will begin Sept. 23. Beginning Aug. 2, early voters at the Ramsey County Elections Office will use new equipment and software that will be in place countywide on Election Day. Although it will look no different from the optical-scan systems in place for the last 15 years, Joe Mansky, Ramsey County elections manager, said there are two key differences, both of which relate to the integrity of the system.

“When voters place their ballots into the ballot counter, the counter will take about five seconds to scan and compile the votes marked on the ballot,” Mansky said. “Then the indicator lights will turn green, meaning that the ballot has been counted.”

Mansky is confident the new feature will be reassuring to voters. “It’s also a completely nonnetworked voting system, meaning that it will be extremely secure,” he said. “There are no phone lines or wireless connections to permit hackers to potentially disrupt the voting process.”

Organics recycling site opens in Como Park

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Recycling your food scraps and other household organic waste just got easier. District 10’s new organics recycling site in Como Park is now open on Beulah Lane just north of the Humane Society.

There are many advantages to using the District 10 community drop-off site:

• It is closer than existing county yard-waste sites and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• The site is free for all Ramsey County residents.

• It is a great option for those who don’t have the space or time to maintain their own backyard compost pile.

• You can cut down on your trash bill and move closer to zero waste: A typical household that recycles organic waste can cut its trash volume by a third.

What you can recycle:

Because waste dropped off at the District 10 site goes to a commercial composting facility, it takes items that are almost impossible to compost in your backyard. Acceptable items include food scraps (including fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, bones, eggs, and dairy); coffee grounds and tea bags; and paper towels, paper napkins, paper tissues and pizza delivery boxes.

For a detailed list of acceptable items, go to the Organics Waste page at ramseyrecycles.com. Get started by setting up a food scrap bin in your kitchen. Line it with a compostable bag, and place food scraps in the bin every day. When the bin is full, deposit your scraps at the organics recycling site.

Compostable bags are available at the District 10 office; a limited supply of bins and starter kits are available while supplies last.

The Como Park site is an initiative of District 10’s Como Composts campaign, with the cooperation and support of Ramsey County, St. Paul Parks and Recreation and the Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board.

Como residents can get recycling bins on Sundays

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The Historic Streetcar Station is open from noon to 4 p.m. every Sunday through the end of September. A District 10 board member will be on hand to distribute recycling bins, organics composting bags or to take your comments and … more

Night to Unite is Aug. 2 in Falcon Heights

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Night to Unite is Tuesday, Aug. 2. This is a time to host a block party and get to know your neighbors. For more information on how to get started and what resources are available, visit www.falconheights.org and click on “News” then scroll down and click on “Block Parties.”

Lauderdale’s Day in the Park rescheduled to Aug. 18

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Lauderdale’s Day in the Park was cancelled in July due to a high heat index and has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 18, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Community Park, 1885 Fulham St.

Day in the Park will be held in conjunction with Lauderdale Farmer’s Market and include a water slide, bouncy house, games, music, a puppet wagon and more. The farmers market will continue on the third Thursday of September and October.

There is no charge to be a vendor. Please contact Susie at lauderdalefarmersmarket@gmail.com or 651-329-8401 for an application. The market is looking for musicians to play for an hour or so at each market.

District 12 committee news

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Environment Committee

The Environment Committee, led by Betty Wheeler, kicked off an air-quality monitoring study through handheld devices provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The program will last through the middle of August and will be posted on an online map.

Amanda Yang will soon present her Environmental GIS mapping system to the community. For more than a year, Yang has been scouring public records to find the local history of environmental degradation and clean up in District 12.

Yang has a background in GIS, holds a master’s degree in urban planning and a bachelor’s degree in architecture. Her project has been a collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) and the Southeast Como Improvement Association (SECIA) in Minneapolis.

The project tracks the history of the neighborhood by parcel back to the 1800s.

Equity Committee

The Equity Committee has surveyed the neighborhood on the proposed tennis courts resurfacing project at Joy of the People at 890 Cromwell Ave. in South St. Anthony. With more than 170 responses, this was a hugely successful engagement process. CURA and Humphrey School of Public Affairs graduate intern Bettsy Hjelseth is midway through her summer work on bridging the food gap in south St. Anthony Park. She will be surveying low-income residents in the area on their food needs in the coming weeks.

Land Use Committee

The Land Use Committee will work closely with Dominium, a Minneapolis-based developer planning to develop two sites in the neighborhood. Dominium plans to build 600 to 700 market-rate and income-restricted apartments on a 13.3-acre industrial site next to 808 Berry Place, a rental property that Dominium built in 2004. The site was formerly a Weyerhauser lumberyard.

Dominium has also proposed building a 216-unit building at Hampden and Territorial avenues. The proposed project would serve a population that meets 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) or less. Dominium plans to have 1.25 parking stalls per unit as well as an inner courtyard with a pool and social areas. The group is planning a townhouse-style building with patio access for every unit.

The group presented its proposal to the Land Use Committee in July, and the committee voted to support a change in zoning at the site from industrial to T3 residential. Dominium will return to seek support on a conditional-use variance to increase the height of the building past the 45 feet allowed at a T3 zoning.

Transportation Committee

Transportation intern Jeff Cornell has completed his transportation-usage project and presented it to the Transportation Committee in July. The project surveyed the needs and gaps in transportation in the neighborhood. The Transportation Committee is working with City of St. Paul staff on the Raymond Avenue reconstruction project, scheduled to start after Labor Day.

The project will include the portion of the avenue between Energy Park Drive and Como Avenue. The project will be broken into two parts so that the road will be open through the winter. It is scheduled to be completed next summer.

Coffee with District 12’s Cailin Rogers

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If you want to discuss neighborhood issues, join Cailin Rogers, District 12 outreach and operations coordinator, for Coffee with Cailin, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, at Workhorse Coffee, 2399 W. University Ave.; Friday, Aug. 12, at Finnish Bistro, 2264 Como Ave.; or Friday Aug. 26, at Workhorse. RSVP or send questions you want her to look into at cailin@sapcc.org.

Joy of the People update

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The District 12 Community Council board passed a resolution asking the City of St. Paul to support Joy of the People’s (JOTP) proposal to resurface the tennis courts at the recreation center, located at 890 Cromwell Ave.

The resolution includes the caveat that both parties sign a Community Benefits Agreement to address neighbors’ concerns about accountability from both the city and JOTP. The council is hopeful that outlining some community considerations will make the relationship stronger between all parties.

A Joy of the People/South St. Anthony Community Committee is being formed to help brainstorm, discuss and facilitate future projects and events at the South St. Anthony park. The committee will work toward getting more community input about happenings at the center and establishing a collaborative dialogue between JOTP and the neighborhood. The committee will meet quarterly. The first meeting is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at Joy of the People, 890 Cromwell Ave.

If interested in participating, contact Alex Manning at alex@joyofthepeople.org or 206- 375-4331. If you don’t have time to participate but have comments, suggestions and concerns about the park, please contact Manning. This is the best forum to make your voice heard.

Sign up for SAP garage sale

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The St. Anthony Park neighborhood garage sale will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Register your sale by filling out the form, which you can find on the St. Anthony Park Community Council website, www.sapcc.org/sap-garagesale/.

Submit the form with $15 to St. Anthony Park Community Council, 2395 W. University Ave., Suite 300E, St. Paul, MN 55114, by Tuesday, Sept. 15. The fee includes listing your address on maps that will be distributed at Hampden Park Co-op, Tim and Tom’s Speedy Market and Craigslist; a garage sale sign that will be delivered and picked up at your address; and ads in the Park Bugle, Pioneer Press, Star Tribune and on Craigslist.

Call Rich Nelson at 651-641-1172 for more information. Volunteers are needed to help with this event.

St. Anthony Park neighborhood garage sale is Sept. 17

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The St. Anthony Park neighborhood garage sale will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Register your sale by filling out the form, which you can find on the St. Anthony Park Community Council website, www.sapcc.org/sap-garagesale/.

Submit the form with $15 to St. Anthony Park Community Council, 2395 W. University Ave., Suite 300E, St. Paul, MN 55114, by Tuesday, Sept. 15. The fee includes listing your address on maps that will be distributed at Hampden Park Co-op, Tim and Tom’s Speedy Market and Craigslist; a garage sale sign that will be delivered and picked up at your address; and ads in the Park Bugle, Pioneer Press, Star Tribune and on Craigslist.

Call Rich Nelson at 651-641-1172 for more information. Volunteers are needed to help with this event.


Lauderdale Farmer’s Market is Sept. 15

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The next Lauderdale Farmer’s Market will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15, 4 to 7 p.m. at Community Park, 1885 Fulham St.

The last market will be held on the third Thursday of October. If you have garden surplus to sell, there is no charge to be a vendor.

Please contact Susie at LauderdaleFarmersMarket@gmail.com or 651-329-8401 for an application. The market is looking for musicians to share their talent for an hour or so at each market.

Falcon Heights city-wide garage sale is Sept. 17

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The Falcon Heights City-Wide Garage Sale, will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A map of the sales will be available at http://tinyurl.com/h47egdc the morning of the sale.

Falcon Heights-Lauderdale Family Fun Run is Sept. 17

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The eighth annual Falcon Heights-Lauderdale Family 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, at Community Park, 2050 Roselawn Ave., Falcon Heights. Registration will beegin at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 8 a.m.

Cost is $15 per individual and $40 for a group of up to four if you register before Sept. 6. After Sept. 6, cost is $25 per individual and $50 for a group of up to four. Registrations before Sept. 6 will include a Fun Run shirt.

Prizes will be given for top male and female finishers in adult and youth (under 18) categories. Food and beverages will be provided following the race.

Sign up at www.falconheights.org.

District 10 to host free financial workshop

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District 10 will host a free financial workshop sharing advice with individuals on how to improve their credit score. The workshop is being organized and presented by TopLine Federal Credit Union.

The workshop will cover topics such as the rules and myths of credit scoring, how to spot errors on credit reports, and exercising rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The workshop takes place on Thursday Sept. 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Historic Streetcar Station, on the northeast corner of Lexington and Horton.

Como residents sign on for safer streets

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Residents on more than 60 blocks have posted lawn signs designed to make District 10 safer.

Residents on more than 60 blocks have posted lawn signs designed to make District 10 safer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In another initiative to grab the attention of motorists who speed, blow stop signs or otherwise drive inconsiderately, residents on more than 60 blocks have signed up to post lawn signs designed to make District 10 streets safer.

The signs are appearing in different parts of the neighborhood for a week or so at a time, then rotating to other blocks. The signs carry three different messages: “Drive Like Your Kids Live Here,” “Slow, Please: Free-Range Children, Adults & Dogs” and “Thanks for Slowing Down.” More than 150 residents selected these messages as the most effective way of taking back neighborhood streets from drivers who seem to disregard the fact that people live, walk, and bike here.

If you’re interested in organizing your neighbors to post signs on your block, contact the District 10 office at 651-644-3889 or district10@district10comopark.org.

Stop for Me: Meanwhile, District 10 residents will take part in another Stop for Me pedestrian safety demonstration on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the intersection of Como, Front and Dale. During the demonstration, police will ticket drivers who fail to obey state law that requires them to stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk.

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