From the Marshall Terrace Minutes monthly newsletter:

Residents of the Marshall Terrace and Bottineau neighborhoods have formed a task force in an effort to ensure that the odor/fume issue caused by GAF Materials Corp. at 50 Lowry Ave. N. resolves quickly and thoroughly. GAF is committing $500k towards a solution and this task force will monitor the progress of this resolution through its completion.

Minneapolis 311 has been inundated with calls from all over Northeast Minneapolis this year about the odor issue. Residents have reported a wide range of effects including sore throats, irritated eyes, nausea, and the need to stay inside with doors and windows shut.

We are collecting examples of these stories in the form of Impact Statements; we’re asking you to share with us how the odor/fumes from GAF have affected your household’s quality of life. Your Impact Statement can be as short or long as you’d like, and can include:

• Incidents in which the fumes negatively impacted your life or your family’s life
• Acute/chronic health effects that are caused by the fumes to you and your family
• Acute/chronic emotional effects that are caused by the fumes to you and your family

Please also be sure to include your address or the nearest intersection at which the fumes are experienced by you.

Impact Statements can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to CCMT, P.O. Box 18180, Minneapolis, MN 55418. You can also submit a form through our homepage at www.marshallterrace.org. All submissions will be kept anonymous.

NOTE: The next Air Quality Taskforce strategy meeting will held be at 6:30pm on Monday, November 24, at River Village Community Room (29th & Randolph). If you are concerned about this issue, join us!

From the Neighborhood Involvement Program:

SNOW REMOVAL CONTRACTOR (Minneapolis area)
Must be able to perform the following services during daylight hours: Shoveling within 24 hours of end of the snowfall; Salting/Scraping Ice; Removal of snow from roof, as needed; Commit for the entire season, until the final snow/ice storm of spring. Snow Removal Contractors are paid $15 per hour, depends upon snowfall hours will vary. Multiple clients in Minneapolis.

Qualifications:
Must provide your own equipment (shovel, ice chopper, and/or snow-blower); Physically able to do the work (lift 20+ lbs, bend, stretch, etc); Transportation to travel to various client locations; A “can do” attitude to get the job done the right way; Experience in various seasonal services; Schedule flexibility with availability during daylight hours, weekday and weekends; Passion for quality work; Reliable, must commit for the entire season; Must have a high school diploma/GED, and fluent English language skills; Able to provide references and pass a background check; Provide own liability insurance

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 19, 2014:
Program Director – Seniors Program, Neighborhood Involvement Program
EMAIL resume/references to: [email protected] PHONE: 612-374-3322
NIP website is www.neighborhoodinvolve.org

Eastside Meal on Wheels is seeking a paid part-time greeter/driver. The schedule is M-F, 8-10 hours per week from 10:45 until approximately 12:45.  Must have own vehicle and a valid driver’s license. They will conduct a background check.

Goal of Position: Help organize and distribute insulated bags in an orderly fashion.  Greet daily volunteers as they arrive for duty.  Deliver route bags to the satellite location in Southeast Minneapolis and to home bound residents in Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis and St Anthony Village over the lunch hour. May deliver meals alone or work may train in a new driver.

Sample Activities:

1. Help distribute the route bags to the daily volunteers as they arrive for pick up taking care that they do not inadvertently grab the wrong bags.
2. Deliver food to residents on a designated route following delivery instructions.
3. Greet volunteers as they return with their route bags.  Help sanitize route bags and keep carts organized.
4. Be ready and willing to deliver single meals or take more than one route if volunteers do not show or they have problems.
5. Office tasks to include daily food order and route sheets etc.
6. May help in the kitchen as needed.

Timeframe: Arrive at 10:45 am.  Meals are delivered between 11 am and 1 pm and routes take approximately 45 minutes to an hour.  You may be asked to come in a little earlier or stay a little later as needed.  Basic computer and office skills are required.  You must arrive on time.

Qualifications required:

1. Must have own vehicle, valid drivers license and auto insurance (required)
2. Ability to work with diverse clientele
3. Knowledge of our geographic area and ability to read directions or map.
4. Pleasant and friendly demeanor.  Ability to work in a fast paced environment yet remain calm.
5. Must be able to lift at least 20-25 #.
6. Basic computer skills
7. Must be dependable, flexible and able to adjust to variations as needed.

Job responsibilities may include activities which are not listed on this description as conditions change.

Contact: Please call 612-277-2529 to schedule an interview. Click here for printable job posting (pdf).

Minneapolis residents can now bring their unwanted pumpkins and other organic decorations (but NO YARD WASTE!) to the organic drop-off locations listed below:

Armatage Park
Audubon Park
Pearl Park
South Transfer Station
Van Cleve Park

In Northeast, this obviously means Audubon Park (1320 29th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418) or—a little further away—Van Cleve Park (901 15th Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414).

By Thanksgiving, participants of the drop-offs will have received the code to the locks and will be able to access the drop-offs at their own convenience.

For more information, contact City of Minneapolis Recycling Coordinator, Kellie Kish:

Phone: 612.673.3536
Email: [email protected]

Bottineau Neighborhood Association (BNA) and Concerned Citizens of Marshall Terrace (CCMP) are working in tandem to maintain community pressure on GAF to clean up its emissions.

On Thursday, October 23 at 7pm, all concerned neighborhood residents are encouraged to attend CCMP’s next community meeting dedicated to this issue, located at the RiverVillage Community Room, 2919 Randolph St. NE.

MPCA Air Monitoring Supervisor, Rick Strassman has said he would like to attend. If so, he will explain how air monitoring is currently being conducted on the Mississippi River near GAF. As supervisor for a pilot project that is currently being conducted in Minneapolis at other asphalt operations, he will also discuss the presence of carcinogens that are in these types of emissions but are not currently regulated at GAF or elsewhere.

If this is an issue you care about, mark your calendar and plan on attending.

Following the termination by the State of Minnesota of its contracts with Community Action of Minneapolis, the City of Minneapolis is committed to ensuring that those who need the services that Community Action provided will still receive them. Effective immediately, Community Action of Suburban Hennepin (CAPSH) will deliver the Energy Assistance Program in Minneapolis.

Energy Assistance applications that were previously submitted to Community Action of Minneapolis will be delivered to CAPSH and processed in the order in which they were received. Clients do not need to submit new applications unless notified by CAPSH. Minneapolis residents who have received Energy Assistance applications should mail them to CAPSH at the address below rather than to the address printed on their application:

Mail new applications to:

Energy Assistance Program, 8800 Highway 7, #403, St. Louis Park, MN 55426

The Energy Assistance application can be downloaded online at www.capsh.org or by calling 952-930-3541. Residents who are interested in weatherization services for their home should contact Sustainable Resources Center at 612-870-4255.

The Destination Northeast conversations are presented by Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association and the Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce with the support if the City of Minneapolis Great Streets Grant Program.

All events take place at Artspace Jackson Flats (Community Room/Gallery): 901 – 18 1/2 Ave NE, Minneapolis 55418

Putting Northeast On the Map
Monday, October 13, 5 – 6 PM

How is Minneapolis promoted across the region and the country as a destination? Is Northeast Minneapolis featured in this effort? How can we be included if not? This forum will examine the answers and together we will brainstorm ways in which we can connect Northeast Minneapolis to audiences outside of our borders.

Successful Communities
Monday, October 27, 5 – 6 PM

Northeast has a lot to offer – but how do we compare with other neighborhoods? What are some of the things we’d like to see in our own community? This workshop will begin with a brainstorming conversation, culminating with building a list of assets and tools for building the kind of community we want to see.

Making Connections
Monday, November 10, 5 – 6 PM

Northeast is awesome – we know! But does everybody else? How are we highlighting everything we have to offer and connecting the dots between the assets we offer and who we want to connect them to? Join us for a discussion about building connections to Northeast.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, October 1, 2014—A Board of Directors has been created to be an advocate and voice for the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. The Board’s mission statement is:

To support artists, arts and culture in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District by encouraging artistic inspiration and creativity, as well as incubating arts related projects while encouraging thoughtful economic growth, tourism, worldwide cultural artistic exchanges, political effectiveness and community connectivity.

The Board will work to continue to build a city-wide presence of the brand—remaining focused on the arts,  artists, and supportive businesses in the area—and ensure that its identity (name and logo) is used in accordance to the mission. As a unified voice, the Board will represent the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District to the city and work to ensure that future District—and neighboring—developments consider the District’s needs and concerns. The Board is dedicated to keeping the District a vibrant, enticing destination. It will be transparent in its actions and partner with like-minded organizations to invite and encourage participation and action from community members and arts supporters.

The Board includes long-time Northeast Minneapolis Arts District artists and advocates/ volunteers, Dougie Padilla, Josh Blanc and Karen Wilcox, arts administration expert Leslie Palmer-Ross, Northeast business owner Mary Cassidy (Maeve’s Cafe), marketing/arts volunteers Herman Milligan and Betsy Gabler, and Michael Rainville, Chair of the Ritz Theatre Foundation. The Articles of Incorporation were filed in mid-September. An advisory panel is being recruited.

Information about Board meetings and Northeast Minneapolis Arts District initiatives is available online:
https://www.facebook.com/northeastartsdistrict
http://www.northeastminneapolisartsdistrict.com

The Northeast Minneapolis Arts District and, thus, its Board of Directors is an outcome of Minneapolis’s 2003 Art Action Plan. The Board extends appreciation and gratitude to the District’s fiscal agent, the Northeast Community Development Corporation. It also looks forward to continued support from long-standing friends: the Arts District Committee, comprised of Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) staff, Northeast Community Development Corporation staff, the Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and interested community members.

ABOUT THE NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS ARTS DISTRICT
The geographic boundaries of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District are the Mississippi River on the West, 26th Avenue on the North, Central Avenue on the East and Broadway on the South in the city of Minneapolis, MN.

The district contains a diverse mix of businesses, restaurants, parks, art galleries and studios as well as industrial and residential property. Warehouses and rail yards are interspersed with homes, churches and family-run businesses. Artists populate many of the historic and formerly industrial buildings, which have been re-purposed and renovated into studios, galleries and performance spaces. Independent galleries have sprung up throughout Northeast, with a concentration along the District’s 13th Avenue. For more information contact Betsy Gabler at [email protected]

Saturday, October 11, 2014

A fundraising run/walk event to be held on Saturday, October 11, 2014, will benefit Dickman Park Summer Program and other projects in the St. Anthony West neighborhood in Northeast Minneapolis.

The “Historic Riverfront 5K Run/Walk,” sponsored by the St. Anthony West Neighborhood Organization, in conjunction with the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and Mill City Museum, commences Saturday, October 11, at 9 a.m. at Boom Island Park (700 Sibley St. NE), Minneapolis. The USTAF-certified course winds through several of Minneapolis’ most scenic areas, including Boom Island Park, Nicollet Island, the Stone Arch Bridge, and the Mississippi Riverfront. In partnership with the Mill City Museum, this year the course will showcase historical facts about various landmarks throughout the route. Registration is $30 until October 8, and $35 on race day. Prizes will be awarded to top male/female finishers.

Registration and other event information is available at http://stawno.org/events/5k-runwalk/