The Transportation & Public Works Committee of the Minneapolis City Council discusses a lot of interesting stuff but seems to either use too many or not enough words to describe what they’re talking about. Here is an attempt to add some context to the dry but vital meeting topics. I’ve been summarizing them here at [...]
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2/14/12 Minneapolis Transportation & Public Works Committee
By Alex Bauman on February 19, 2012 in Environment, Governance, Infrastructure, Plans, Transportation
If you need an intro, please see the last three summaries. 1-4. Street Resurfacing in Linden Hills and Ventura Village, plus three blocks of 1st St S This meeting contained public hearings on street resurfacings reported here earlier. The owners of 25 properties on or near Linden Hills Blvd will be removed from the assessment [...]
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