The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs at the University of Minnesota
is sponsoring a conference on
THE ROLE AND FUTURE OF NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES
Tuesday, October 30, 1:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Humphrey Center, 215 Wilkins Room
University of Minnesota, West Bank
301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis
Neighborhood organizations are facing unprecendented challenges.
Neighborhood conditions in housing, crime, business prospects and
demographics are all changing radically. The relationship with
government is uncertain. Raising funds is becoming more difficult.
This conference will provide key information and discussion on the
neighborhood environment, the changing role of neighborhood
organizations, and how neighborhood organizations can adapt and thrive
in these challenging times.
These topics will be covered at the conference:
Introduction 1:30
*Neighborhood Organizations Making a Difference
in the Twin Cities
Comparing Minneapolis and St. Paul 2:10
*Neighborhoods
*Neighborhood organizations
*Government at neighborhood level
Changing Neighborhoods and the Changing Role 3:45
of Neighborhood Organizations
*Demographics
*Housing
*Business and jobs
*Crime
*Neighborhood organizations meeting these changing needs
Dinner and Fun (dinner provided) 5:30
*Neighborhood Feud
*Neighborhood T-shirt design contest
Neighborhood Organizations Controlling their own destiny 6:30
*What does a strong neighborhood organization do?
*Barriers to neighborhood organizations controlling
their own destiny
*Building strength from within
The conference is free.
The room seats 50, so please register by calling 612-625-1551
For more information, contact:
Kris Nelson, 612-625-1020, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jay Clark, 612-625-2513, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jay Clark
Cooper
David Brauer wrote:
>
> Terrell wrote:
>
> > Walking from lunch at home back to the office a few minutes ago, I
> > noticed the headline of one of the free weeklies mentioning a downtown
> > grocery store. A quality grocery store downtown is not a new topic.
> >
> > Not far into the article, guess what? The store needs a city subsidy
> > of $8-12 million. Why is it that everytime someone suggests building
> > downtown, they want us taxpayers to chip in?
>
> Just real quickly: I wrote this piece in Skyway News. I'm glad Terrell
> noticed it. I just want to add a little context for those who haven't seen
> it yet (and check out www.skywaynews.net if you haven't, it may not be
> posted yet but will be soon).
>
> The MCDA and Opus (the developer Lunds is working with) are chewing through
> various scenarios. No deals have been cut and no final numbers arranged,
> although we're headed there (the story's point was that details are coming
> together).
>
> The $8-12 million, at this point, is a rough estimate for one site. There
> are two others now actively being considered. The numbers could certainly
> change. Steve Cramer of the MCDA gave me the agency's best current guess
> based on a site on the east side of 11th to 12th St. S. and Hennepin. One
> reason the number is so high is that there's already a lot of development on
> that block (Hendlin Communications, Harmon Glass), making it more costly to
> buy out and producing less TIF. The agency is also looking at 2 parking lots
> on either side of Hennepin between 10th and 11th. One reason those sites are
> considered is that the subsidy needed to put them there might be less than
> at the 11th-12 site.
>
> The housing estimate was Steve's estimate of how much affordable housing
> money might be available, and my math (dividing the 30 affordable units
> proposed in the lastest version of the plan, which again is not final, by
> the $4 million). I have heard from other affordable housing advocates over
> the years that this level of subsidy is not uncommon, but I did not have a
> chance to verify this for my story.
>
> Side note: if $4 million buys 30 rental units, that means RT's plan to spend
> $16 million of up-front NRP money would produce 120 units? That does seem
> low.
>
> Again, my story is kind of a "progress report." I'm glad it's generating
> discussion, but I don't want people to think anything is a "done deal."
>
> Also, the TIF going to the development is "project-specific," unlike the
> Target TIF that roped in tax revenue from other, unrelated development. That
> means that if all the new taxes get loaned to the project, no current taxes
> are spent, but no new taxes will flow to the general fund for several years
> from the new project.
>
> Amazingly (for me), I am neither publicly endorsing or opposing the grocery
> deal, either in the story or in this post.
>
> David Brauer
> Managing editor, Skyway News
>
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