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On December 2, the Waite Park Community Council will be welcoming John Harriss of Harriss Architects and Christine Levens of the Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce to our general meeting. Harriss Architects is one of Waite Park's newest tenants and Mr. Harriss will be on hand to meet with neighbors and discuss the progress they are making on their… Continue

Carol Oosterhuis, Crime Prevention Specialist from the Second Police Precinct, will be at the Waite Park Community Council meeting on Wednesday, September 2 at 7:00 pm to discuss the neighborhood policing plan for Waite Park. This discussion is a great opport… Continue

The First Annual Northeast Push Cart Derby at Waite Park was a success. The event drew over 100 neighbors from around Northeast Minneapolis to see eight teams compete in head-to-head racing. After several heats and some photo finishes, the Love Bug team from Cleveland Street barely beat out the Hayes Street Hot Pockets in the championship race.

The Waite Park Community Council would like to thank Lily's Coffee Shop, Culver's, Home Depot, The Minnesota Rollergirls, The Minneapolis Parks and Recr… Continue

On February 3, the Waite Park Community Council will be hosting Steve Larson, the Community Coordinator from Restorative Justice Community Action (RJCA). Restorative Justice works in Minneapolis neighborhoods to strengthen offender accountability for livability crimes by empowering local citizens to participate directly in the justice process. RJCA currently operates in other parts of the city and has now kicked off their program in the Second Precinct starting this year.

Steve will be on hand… Continue

On October 1, the Waite Park Community Council will be hosting Shaun Murphy, Project Coordinator from the City of Minneapolis and Steve Clark, Program Manager from Transit for Livable Community (TLC) at our monthly meeting to address the plans for a potential "bicycle boulevard" along Fillmore Street through Waite Park and Northeast Minneapolis. This project will make improvements to connect Northeast Minneapolis with the Stone Arch Bridge and downtown Minneapolis. These will likely include prom… Continue