Lottery for Kenny Raingarden Program

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Published: 16 March 2020 16 March 2020

KNA is again partnering with Metro Blooms to design and install ten raingardens at residences in the neighborhood. KNA will subsidize the cost of the program in order to reduce the cost to homeowners. The expected cost to participants will be $500, which includes purchase of the plants, a portion of the design fee, and fees for disposal of soil removed from the property. KNA will pay the overall project management cost, the remainder of the design fee, and the professional fees for Metro Blooms.The prep/installation crew is funded through grants applied for by Metro Blooms.

We anticipate significant interest in this program again this year. To be fair to all of our neighbors, we will choose participants by lottery. If you are interested, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line “raingarden” and include your address and preferred contact information in the body of the email. The deadline for entries is Friday, April 17 at midnight.

Please note that we will still choose the lottery winners shortly after April 17, but the timeline for the program itself may be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Draft Southwest Parks Master Plan Released

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Published: 14 February 2020 14 February 2020

45 Day Public Comment Period open through April 5.

Called the Southwest Parks Plan for short, the draft plan contains updated park designs that will guide development of all Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood park properties over the next 20+ years.

The design for Kenny Park was approached not only as an individual neighborhood site, but also as one part of a four-park collection in the far southwest portion of the service area which has a strong and interconnected focus on athletics, primarily field and diamond sports. Kenny will be designated as a “field sports focused park” with the removal of diamonds and the installation of a premier artificial turf field, striped for field sports only. This will balance nearby Armatage Park which is designated a “diamond sports focused park”.

View the plans here and comment on the plans here.

Community Input to City of Minneapolis Affordable Housing Programs

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Published: 14 February 2020 14 February 2020

The City of Minneapolis CPED, in partnership with Grounded Solutions Network, is hosting three opportunities for broader community and public input around Community Informed Housing Policy, as detailed in the attached flyer.

The City is deliberately involving community in the development of policy and programs that produce affordable and accessible housing and eliminate disparities. The focus of this meeting will be a review and recommendation for permanent affordable homeownership models and alignment of the City’s homebuyer product offerings with market data and the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan.

Attachments:

Minneapolis - Community Housing Policy Flyer.pdf

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Plan Modification

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Published: 22 January 2020 22 January 2020

Kenny Neighborhood Association (LYNAS) is proposing a modification of its NRP Phase II Plan up to $25,000 in order to move funds to support ongoing engagement activities and other initiatives. This action will allow KNA to respond to current neighborhood priorities which include raingarden grants, security rebates, and ongoing neighborhood administration.

Should you have any questions or feedback, please contact us at info@kennyneighborhood .org.