Looking for Small Groups in Kenny Neighborhood
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- Published: 14 December 2015 14 December 2015
One of the things that makes Kenny neighborhood so great is that we are a close-knit community. This is partially the result of the different groups within the neighborhood, such as the running club and gardening club. Kenny Neighborhood Association (KNA) is in the process of adding content to our website and we'd like to help promote the neighborhood's active groups by publishing them there. If you are part of a group or know of one, such as a book club, babysitting co-op, knitting group, toddler playgroup, etc., please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the group name, contact person, e-mail address, and a short description of the group, including any information about where and when you meet. We’ll get a registry of all groups listed to help better connect with one another.
Pollinator Friendly Resolution: Minneapolis takes action to protect dwindling local bee population
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- Published: 18 September 2015 18 September 2015
On August 21, 2015, the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Betsy Hodges took significant action in the fight to protect the sharply declining local bee population. The City Council passed a resolution, that the mayor signed, which commits Minneapolis to increasing bee-friendly plants in the city and decreasing pesticide use. The resolution is meant to encourage neighbors to plant pollinator forage and to avoid using pesticides that are contributing to an alarming loss of pollinator populations.
Neighborhood Concerns – Package Delivery and Thefts of Recycling, Garbage, and Property
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- Published: 01 July 2015 01 July 2015
Kenny and surrounding neighborhoods have recently seen a spike in two different types of thefts – packages being stolen after delivery by UPS and other carriers, and theft of items left for recycling and garbage pickup. In one instance someone came on to a resident’s property and took items that were not for recycling.
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New Home Improvement Loan Program
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- Published: 14 April 2015 14 April 2015
Fix It Fund
A Southwest Minneapolis Neighborhood Association Cooperative
Program Launches on April 27
Armatage, Fulton, Kenny and Lynnhurst Neighborhood Associations have joined forces to offer a new home improvement and emergency loan program.
Home Improvement Loans:
$5,000-$20,000 loan amounts
3% interest rate
No income limit
Approved Projects: most exterior and interior projects are eligible
Emergency Loans:
$3,000-$8,000 loan amounts
0% interest rate; payments deferred for 5 years
Income Limit of 80% of the Area Median Income
Approved Projects: repair of imminent conditions that make a home uninhabitable
Click the attachement below to view the full program guidelines for both programs.
This loan program will be administered by Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC). GMHC will begin accepting phone and web inquiries at 9 a.m. on Mon., Apr. 27. Loans will be disbursed on a first-come, first served basis. This project is funded by a neighborhood program using city funds and no funds are paid in advance. Payment will be made after the work is completed, inspected, permits closed out and lien waivers collected.
Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation
612-722-7141
www.gmhchousing.org (follow the prompts to Kenny Neighborhood)
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54th St. W. Project Final Plans
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- Published: 28 January 2015 28 January 2015
Planning continues for the reconstruction of 54th St. W between Penn and Lyndale Avenues in 2016. To view past project presentations and the final approved project layout, click here.