August 2007 Greetings

Greetings from the Chair!

Big things are happening in Shingle Creek! Owens Corning’s Air permit is up for renewal, the City of Minneapolis and Park and Recreation Board are investigating a land swap and the Minneapolis School Board is looking for an updated use for the Shingle Creek Elementary School. The August Shingle Creek Neighborhood Association (SCNA) meeting will create an open environment for further discussion on these changes.


First things first if you or your neighbors did not sign up to close off your street for National Night Out August 7, it’s never too late to throw a party, share a brat or two, and meet new or old neighbors. At the August meeting a representative from the MN Pollution Control Agency will be giving an informational update about the upcoming Owens Corning Air Permit renewal and taking residents comments and questions. Having talked to many residents in the Shingle Creek neighborhood, I know air quality and this information is of high importance.


At our July SCNA meeting we learned the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board are looking further into the potential feasibility
of a land swap of a few residential homes along 49th Ave near Shingle Creek with MPRB properties. Although the idea of improving the area near the creek and Moliter ball field has been discussed at previous neighborhood meetings, there had been no formal notice to the neighborhood of the City and MPRB’s progress. SCNA will continue to support housing and work with the City and MPRB to improve communications about this potential neighborhood improvement project.


The final topic for our August SCNA meeting will be SCNA’s involvement in deciding the next use of Shingle Creek Elementary School. SCNA plans to form a committee to work with the schoolboard on finding a use to benefit our neighborhood and surrounding communities. In addition to the Shingle Creek School reuse Committee, we will be forming a finance committee to grow our organization to serve the community we have lived in and continue to love, for many years to come.

You are all encouraged to bring your questions and comments on the above issues to Creekview Park on August 14 at 6:30 pm for the SCNA meeting

Brock Hanson
SCNA Chair