Snow
shoveling season is here!
Sidewalks are a critical part of our city’s
transportation system. That’s why Minneapolis ordinance requires that property
owners clear sidewalks after a snowfall within 24 hours for houses and
duplexes, and four daytime hours for apartment and commercial buildings. For
your own benefit and to help your neighbors who are walking, pushing strollers
and using wheelchairs, please do your part. When you shovel snow and clear ice, shovel the sidewalks on all sides of
your property, the full width of the sidewalk down to the bare pavement. Ice
can be more of a barrier and more dangerous than snow. The City offers several
sites where residents can pick-up free
sand for their residential sidewalks. Locations are open 24-hours-a-day;
call 311 for location information. Please bring your own pail and shovel. If
you use salt or other chemical de-icers, use as little as possible. When they
dissolve, they release harmful chlorides that may find their way into the
closest lake, river or stream.
To report a sidewalk that is not
shoveled, you can file an online complaint, call 311 or use the 311 mobile app.
If the City gets a report or discovers that a sidewalk is not properly cleared,
Public Works will send a warning letter and give the property owners a chance
to clear it. If the sidewalk does not get cleared, the property owner may be
issued a citation with a fine, and crews will remove the snow and ice from the
sidewalk. The property owner will be billed for this work, and unpaid bills
will be added to the owner’s property tax.
New Webber
Park Library update
The
new Webber Park Library design team is eager to share the preliminary ideas
that they have been developing this fall with the Northside community. The
next community meeting for the new library will be held on Saturday, December 6
from 9 to 11 a.m. at Webber Community Center, 4400 Dupont Ave. N. Hennepin
County staff and the project architects will review proposed library site plans
and discuss early plan diagrams. For additional information on the Webber Park
Library process, please visit the project website at
apps.hclib.org/buildingprojects/ (and select Webber Park Library) or contact
Lois Lenroot-Ernt at 612-543-8555
Resources
for seniors
Senior
Linkage Line is a one stop shop that provides advocacy, resource connection and
even home visits in some cases for seniors, disabled and veterans. This
organization can help people with everything from yard work, snow removal and
other housing issues and needs, to long term care planning. The Senior Linkage
Line has a full database of community resources that are up-to-date/current.
For more information call 1-800-333-2433 or visit minnesotahelp.info.
4th Ward
E-Newsletter
Sign
up for the 4th Ward email newsletter at
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topics” select “Ward 4-Barbara Johnson” under City Council then submit.