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Seward Franklin Avenue Planning and the "Bystrom site" From: Sheldon Mains Date: Nov 13 19:06 UTC Short link

The Seward Franklin Avenue Planning blog has been updated.
http://www.FranklinAvenue.us

Information on the Bystrom Site planning (the industrial area between the
LRT line, Snelling Avenue, 22nd Street and 24th Street has been added,
including the draft community vision for development.

Sheldon
................................
Sheldon Mains, Chair
Seward Neighborhood Group
http://www.sng.org
612-618-7149, <email obscured>

Celebrate 25 years of progressive action & education with the Resource Center of the Americas From: Jason Stone Date: Nov 11 04:43 UTC Short link

You are invited to the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Resource
Center of the Americas

Come Celebrate 25 years of Progressive Action and Education- a time to
reflect on past achievements and aspire to renewed hopes and dreams!

Meet Resource Center of the Americas Staff and Board Members, rekindle
old friendships, meet new people, listen to live Latin American music
and poetry, hear about past accomplishments and future plans, and
savor delicious Mexican beverages, appetizers and dinner.

Latin American arts and crafts will be sold.

Saturday,November 15, 2008
5:30 - 9:00 pm

St. Paul's ELCA Fellowship Hall
2742 15th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407

$20.00 per person, for reservations made by Wednesday Nov. 12
$25.00 per person, for reservations made on or after Nov.13

To reserve your spot email your RSVP to <email obscured> or mail
your check or money order to

Resource Center of the Americas
3019 Minnehaha Avenue, Suite 20
Minneapolis, MN 55406

Xcel's new S Mpls transmission lines and substation From: Mark Sulander Date: Nov 10 04:49 UTC Short link

Posted 10:37 p.m. Sunday Nov. 9, 2008

Special Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting
November 10, 6:00-8:00 pm
Midtown Greenway Coalition offices in the Freewheel Midtown Bike Center
On the Greenway between Chicago and 10th Avenues

Xcel Energy is proposing to add two substations near or on the Midtown
Greenway, one either side of Hiawatha Avenue and the other between I-35W
and Chicago Avenue.  So, one would be in Phillips and possibly one in Seward.

This would also involve running a high voltage
power line in or near the Midtown Greenway to the substations from the
existing power lines along Hiawatha Avenue.  More details can be found
at:
http://xcelenergy.com/Company/Transmission/Transmission%20Projects/Pages/HiawathaProject.aspx

Xcel has not yet release a "Need Study", for our area, so why are they planning
to build this high voltage
"super-highway" of power lines here?  It appears likely that this new power
would be shipped elsewhere...
 but we would get the EMF and the damage to our property values/ precious
Midtown Greenway.
Who knows how quickly the City might approve this-- so let's get organized!

This is a very important issue for the Greenway and one that could have
a negative impact on trail users, on future development along the
Greenway and on the people who live along the line and near the substations.

 For questions/ more info:  call Mark Sulander,  volunteer with the SNG
Environment Committee

cell:  612-310-7827

Penta Treated poles meeting 12/4 From: Carol Greenwood Date: Nov 09 22:47 UTC Short link

*PENTACHOLOROPHENOL TREATED POLE MEETING
Thursday, December 4, 7:00 pm, Matthews Center

SNG is hosting a public information meeting regarding the use of
penta-treated utility poles in residential settings.  Seward residents have
raised concerns about potential health risks associated with the use of wood
treated with pentachlorophenol.  Representatives from Xcel Energy will*
*present information about the penta poles they began to install in the
City*
*in the summer and answer questions.  For additional information,
contact SNG at*
*612-338-6205.**

Carol Greenwood
*

Inviting businesses From: David Mann Date: Nov 08 00:20 UTC Short link

Personally, I think it's great if small business join but not to promote,
advertise or provide updates about what they are selling -  that's why they
have (or could have) websites.  Businesses are an important part of our
neighborhood and, as such, should be part of the forum where neighborhood
issues are discussed.

My own sense is I have enough information coming at me without a forum like
this becoming a vehicle for marketing.

Or maybe there can be a separate forum for that kind of promotion/product
information where anyone in the neighborhood could sign up for it??

Inviting businesses From: Peter Fleck Date: Nov 07 16:57 UTC Short link

I am planning on recruiting area businesses to join this forum and I
wanted to see if forum members would like to discuss this at all. I
would be looking at smaller businesses that create some kind of
commons type space like restaurants, coffee shops, and grocery stores.
I thought of this after the last Second Moon break-in. It would have
been nice to let the forum know directly what happened.

The issue of advertising does come up. I'm not sure if Becca and I
covered that in our original rule list. Certainly don't want any
"daily special" type of thing happening here but on the other hand,
would people like to see what Birchwood or Cliquot is serving that
day? Or what new produce is at the co-op?

Cliquot and Muffins From: Peter Fleck Date: Nov 07 16:52 UTC Short link

We had coffee at Cliquot club this morning. They are baking their own
muffins and they're good. But Seward Co-op still has the best muffins
in this neighborhood (maybe the city) and a bargain at $1.75.

Seward Arts Festival this weekend! From: Sheldon Mains Date: Nov 06 22:16 UTC Short link

Details at http://sewardarts.org/

. A Friday Evening Pre-Crawl Preview.
. Art Car Parade starts the festivities (11 am, Caption Max 25Th St and 27th
Ave.
. Saturday Seward Art Crawl Noon-5
	(guides to artist's studios included in the crawl available at
Seward businesses)
. Saturday afternoon poetry reading at the Ivy Building.
. Saturday, Live music at the Eagles Club, all night.
. Wine tasting at Skol Liquors
. Activities at Articulture, Seward Redesign, Zipps Liquors, Pizza Luce

Look for the Festival Program Guide in the November copy of The Bridge
Community Newspaper or http://sewardarts.org/

Sheldon
................................
Sheldon Mains, Chair
Seward Neighborhood Group
http://www.sng.org
612-618-7149, <email obscured>

Seward Neighborhood Group Annual Meeting TONIGHT From: Sheldon Mains Date: Nov 05 19:39 UTC Short link

6:30 Potluck and start of Silent Auction
7:00 Board Meeting

Matthews Community Center
Multi Purpose Room
28th Avenue and 24th Street

This annual event begins at 6:30 with a pot luck supper. Bring a dish to
share with your neighbors. SNG will provide plates, utensils, water and
juice.   Updates from SNG committees about what's happening in the
neighborhood follow at 7:15, with time provided for questions. The formal
SNG Annual Meeting to elect new board members takes place at 8:15.

A silent auction will be running throughout the evening until the election
begins. Seward businesses and residents have contributed a range of great
items for you to bid on. Proceeds will help SNG continue its work.

This is a wonderful fall event in Seward. Consider inviting the new folks on
your block to attend with you as a way to introduce them to the
neighborhood.

If you or someone you know are interested in running for the Board, you may
nominate yourself/friend from the floor at the Annual Meeting. But to be
included on the printed ballot, please contact the Nominating Committee at
612 338 6205 or email: <email obscured>.

................................
Sheldon Mains, Chair
Seward Neighborhood Group
http://www.sng.org
612-618-7149, <email obscured>

Sharing Photos via the Forum From: Steven Clift Date: Nov 04 14:06 UTC Short link

If you have any election day photos you'd like to share - either from your cell
phone with a camera and mobile e-mail, regular e-mail or uploaded via the web,
you can do so using our new and improved photo feature.

Just attach/upload with a post to your forum and we do the rest. Don't worry
about resizing your images - it happens automatically. Don't worry about
filling up someone's mailbox - the images simply reside on the web site.

One clever feature is that images sent to the exact same topic (subject line)
create an automatic slideshow.

Here is an example.:
http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/7uQW9ifTn5GwiHnl57Ghx6

For e-mail participants, all files add a link at the _very_ bottom of a message
(which can be hard to find IF there is lots of quoting of previous messages at
the bottom).

Have Fun! (within your forum's local scope :-))

Steven Clift
E-Democracy.Org

CHANGED DATE: Meeting with Excel Energy regarding use of Penta- treated utility poles From: Sheldon Mains Date: Nov 01 01:51 UTC Short link

The meeting with Xcel regarding the Penta-treated utility poles has been
changed at the request of Xcel.

The meeting, originally scheduled for November 12 is now scheduled for:

Thursday, December 4
7PM
Matthews Center

........................................
SNG is hosting a public information meeting regarding the use of
penta-treated utility poles in residential settings.  Seward residents have
raised concerns about potential health risks associated with the use of wood
treated with pentachlorophenol.  Representatives from Xcel Energy will
present information about the penta-poles they began to install in the City
in the summer and answer questions.  For additional information, contact SNG
at <email obscured>  or 612-338-6205.
................................
Sheldon
................................
Sheldon Mains, Chair
Seward Neighborhood Group
http://www.sng.org
612-618-7149, <email obscured>

Silent Auction Donations From: Sheldon Mains Date: Oct 31 16:46 UTC Short link

Do you have a piano you want to get out of your house? Maybe you're an
artist and want to clean out your inventory of art work. Donate it to the
Seward Neighborhood Silent Auction.

It takes place at the Annual Gathering on November 5.

We will also accept any other quality donations (no this isn't where you can
dump that moldy couch in your basement or the 1960's TV)

If you have something you want to donate, contact
	Pat Rosaves
	(612) 616-1250
	<email obscured>



................................
Sheldon Mains Consulting
Technology solutions for nonprofit organizations.
612-618-7149, <email obscured>
http://www.SheldonMains.com/
Blog: http://RandomStuffFromSheldon.blogspot.com/
Twitter.com: sheldonM
2718 East 24th Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota  55406

Seward Annual Gathering (Meeting) next Wednesday From: Sheldon Mains Date: Oct 31 16:39 UTC Short link

Something to do the day after the election:

...............................................
Seward Neighborhood Group Annual Gathering, Nov. 5
Wednesday, November 5, 6:30-9:00,
Matthews Community Center 2318 29th Avenue South.

This annual event begins at 6:30 with a pot luck supper. Bring a dish to
share with your neighbors. SNG will provide plates, utensils, water and
juice.   Updates from SNG committees about what's happening in the
neighborhood follow at 7:15, with time provided for questions. The formal
SNG Annual Meeting to elect new board members takes place at 8:15.

A silent auction will be running throughout the evening until the election
begins. Seward businesses and residents have contributed a range of great
items for you to bid on. Proceeds will help SNG continue its work.

This is a wonderful fall event in Seward. Consider inviting the new folks on
your block to attend with you as a way to introduce them to the
neighborhood.

If you or someone you know are interested in running for the Board, you may
nominate yourself/friend from the floor at the Annual Meeting. But to be
included on the printed ballot, please contact the Nominating Committee at
612 338 6205 or email: <email obscured>.

Sheldon
................................
Sheldon Mains, Chair
Seward Neighborhood Group
http://www.sng.org
612-618-7149, <email obscured>

Chimney Sweeps From: Diann Anders Date: Oct 31 15:31 UTC Short link

A Seward neighbor is looking for a good chimneysweep.  The recommended
contractor books at the SNG office, which are woefully out-of-date, have no
leads, so I'm asking for any recommendations.  I've also encourage the neighbor
to join this forum.

Happy Halloween

SNG board meeting From: Sheldon Mains Date: Oct 28 02:49 UTC Short link

The October SNG Board meeting will be this Wednesday, October 29

7 PM

At

Seward Tower East, Advantage Center meeting room (2nd floor, on the east end
of the building, enter through main north door)

Items on the agenda include

2007 Audit
NRP settlement
Planning for Annual meeting (November 5)


Sheldon
................................
Sheldon Mains, Chair
Seward Neighborhood Group
http://www.sng.org
612-618-7149, <email obscured>

FW: W River Pkwy From: Sheldon Mains Date: Oct 27 22:19 UTC Short link

forwarded:

Are you a block captain? How would you use online tools to connect your closest neighbors? From: Steven Clift Date: Oct 27 18:14 UTC Short link

I am doing a bit of research on how people would like to use the Internet to
connect with their closest neighbors and what specific needs/tasks they might
like online tools to help them accomplish (like a tool to generate neighbor
lists, etc.). Let's be clear, I am not talking about replacing a chat over the
back fence or block parties. In fact, I am looking for examples where the
online lead to greater connections and trust/support among neighbors.

So, if you are a "block captain," what are the most time consuming things that
you do and would like to see become easier? Any "big wish" ideas? Are things
already happening in Minneapolis or St. Paul as an extension of neighborhood
associations or community policing activities?

For all, have you swapped e-mails with your neighbors or attempted to organize
something online to connect very very locally? What tools/content/options you
like to see?

Also, assuming private and secure online communication (different than
city-wide/neighborhood-wide Issues Forums), what percentage of the people on
your block (however you define it) do you think would actually opt-in to
communicate two-way with one another (moving from e-mail cc: to something more
automated)? If people could pick and choose the kinds of group messages (public
safety, baby sitting swapping, tool sharing, etc.), which topics do you think
people would be most interested?

Finally, with social networking on sites like Facebook, you get to pick and
choose your "Friends." Those tools are publicizing private life, but not really
fostering place-based public life online.  However, we don't get to pick all
our neighbors AND we don't necessarily want everyone/certain people on our
block to know a lot about us. So my question is this - even if one invested
significantly in tools to connect neighbors, provide basic security of
communication, would such effort ever attract critical mass use? Why would you
use them and what concerns do you think would need to be addressed in their
design?

Please reply to: <email obscured>

Steven Clift

P.S. While this research could very well impact E-Democracy.Org, I've been
commissioned directly by a national foundation to develop some ideas/themes in
the broad area of participation. My sense is that extreme "local-up" is an area
without much systematic activity and significant potential.

SNG Environmental Meeting 10/27 From: Peter Fleck Date: Oct 25 03:04 UTC Short link

SNG Environment Committee

Seward Neighborhood Group Office, 2323 E. Franklin Ave., www.sng.org

Monday, October 27, 2008 7:00 pm

Contact Carol Greenwood, <email obscured>, 724-8430 for further
information.

Help Plant on the Greenway From: Peter Fleck Date: Oct 25 03:00 UTC Short link

*Sunday, October 26th
1:00  3:00 pm
Anne Sullivan Ramp on the Midtown Greenway
*(where 34th Ave S meets 28th St E)
Rain or shine

We will plant native flowers and grasses on the Anne Sullivan ramp that
leads up to the Midtown Greenway.

Note: Please bring a trowel if you can  we have limited tools available.
Water and snacks will be provided.

Parking is available in the Anne Sullivan School lot.

If you think you might come, please let me know. Thanks and hope to see you
this Sunday!

River Road Bike Path Discussion From: Peter Fleck Date: Oct 25 02:56 UTC Short link

Here is a message via Carol Greenwood about a meeting next week to discuss
the West River Parkway bike trail which passes through Seward.

Sewardites:

Here is the Longfellow Environment and Transportation meeting next week
where we will be talking about the repaving of the West River Parkway
trails.  Its on Tuesday, October 28 and it sounds like the Parkway
discussion will start about 7:30.

I think the Greenway interface at 27th and West River Parkway is a disaster
waiting to happen but it will take a multi-jurisdictional effort (City,
County, Park Board, maybe others) to make it happen.

Carol:  Could you distribute this to any other Seward people or lists you
think would be appropriate?  Thanks.

Eric Hart

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