What’s up with the 37^th Avenue Greenway?   Not Much!

No new information resulted from a meeting in Council President Barbara Johnson’s office on July 12th except a promise that more definitive information would be available by the end of August.

Some of the answers depend on the results of funding requests that will provide the money necessary  to complete the greenway portion of Flood Area 5, Phase One, 37^th Avenue North between Penn to Knox Avenue.

Folwell Neighborhood Association voiced concern about the future of the 37^th Avenue project which would benefit both the Folwell and Cleveland neighborhoods and most of the original questions remain unanswered; there is still no start date for completion of the 37^th Avenue greenway portion of the Flood Area 5 project, not all funding has been secured, a final scope of work has not been defined because of funding questions and we still don’t know if the work will be done by city or private contractors.

At the July 12 meeting, Council President Barbara Johnson requested additional information and the Minneapolis Department of Public Works said they intend to respond with answers by late July or early August.

Roberta Englund, Executive Director, Folwell Neighborhood Association