Can’t believe we’re already at the end of 2007 and will be starting new adventures for 2008 very shortly. Reflecting back over this year, I’m grateful to be working with a group of such dedicated neighbors as the SCNA Board. This has been an amazing year for our neighborhood group. In preparation for 2009, we have taken steps to grow in new ways this year thanks to our volunteers and efforts of the newly formed Finance committee. This December, this City Council and Mayor will be making historical decisions that may end the NRP program and change the face of how neighborhoods and residents interact with the City forever.
The Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) is unique in the nation for civic participation through the current independent system of NRP. In its nearly twenty-year history, NRP and we have reached some pretty monumental accomplishments. (see www.neighbors4nrp.com). If the City changes the structure and interface to be more of a City department, it will mean some pretty big changes ahead for all neighborhood groups across the City, notjust SCNA.
Until then, SCNA continues it’s important nonprofit work in the neighborhood of promoting the neighborhood and educating residents. This past month our SCNA Board members Jeff Johnson, Brian and Bonnie Hitchcock, Emily Stull, Marsha and Rock Rochow, and the Camden Youth Engagement Project(CYEP) attended the first two Minneapolis School Reuse meetings. They were well attended and the discussion is just starting in this long process of discovering what reuses are
possible of these sites. The Camden Youth Engagement ProjectCrew brought five things to SCNA’s attention as to what they would like to see at the site and reasons for them. We look forward to continuing to work with the CYEP to help them reach their goals to better our community.
Congratulations to our SCNA Secretary and former Chair, Jeffrey L. Strand for being reelected to the NRP policy Board. He’ll be a strong advocate for neighborhood organizations as he has been in the past. I look forward to learning much from him in the future as we both work on common neighborhood policy board issues together.
Many thanks also to SCNA resident Mary Scott who brought her idea for a story that she had been hearing was a concern to residents, did some research and wrote a story to share in this month’s newsletter. We’re open to anyone’s ideas or help so please feel free to contact us at scna@stribmail.com or our staff at 763-561-1616 anytime.
Happy Holidays from all of us at SCNA and hope to see you in 2008!
Brock Hanson,
SCNA Chair
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