COVID-19: Keeping our Community Safe
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- Published: 23 March 2020 23 March 2020
In response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Kenny Neighborhood Association would like to be of assistance in helping to keep our community safe and have access to needed resources. We know that there are some in our community who are at higher risk for serious complications should they contract the virus and may be unwilling, or unable, to leave their homes.
If you know of a neighbor who might be in need (seniors, those with compromised immune systems, single parents taking care of young children, etc.), please consider contacting them to check in and see if they need any help. This can be done by e-mail, a phone call or a note on the door introducing yourself and offering your help or assistance to find the help that they may need. Please be sure to practice safe social distancing while doing so!
Check in with your Block Leader to see if they have started this work already and offer your assistance in contacting vulnerable neighbors.
Keep in mind that not everyone has a computer or is tech savvy - your assistance may be needed to connect them with whatever information they may need: Meals on Wheels, a food shelf or general health and safety information.
If you have any ideas on how the neighborhood association can contribute to coping with the COVID-19 crisis while abiding with the guidelines for safe behavior, we welcome your input. You can email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Kenny Neighborhood Annual Meeting Postponed
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- Published: 23 March 2020 23 March 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenny Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting scheduled for April 21 has been postponed. We will post more information when we are able to reschedule it.
KNA Meeting Canceled for 3/17; Join us by Phone!
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- Published: 16 March 2020 16 March 2020
Due to the health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, KNA has canceled its meeting on March 17. We will be conducting a teleconference meeting and invite you to call in to listen and participate.
Shortly before 7 p.m. on March 17, call in to one of the numbers below and enter the access code.
1-712-832-8330
1-605-562-0400
1-641-426-1600
1-717-275-8940
1-425-436-6260
Access code 257 5766
Please note that these are not toll-free numbers, so try to call in on a cell phone.
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.