How much should residents pay for street reconstruction? Currently, owners of property on the reconstructed street pay 100%. In some neighborhoods, recent reconstruction project estimates have been as high as $30,000 per lot. A City of Edina task force is studying options and will report to the City Council. It is asking residents to indicate whether they prefer that payment for the costs of street reconstruction be allocated half to special assessments and half to municipal taxes, or if they prefer that the costs be funded 100% by taxes. Either proposal would increase municipal taxes. The Council may approve a recommended alternative or continue the current policy. To review and comment on the proposals, please visit https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/street-funding-task-force through Tuesday, January 19.
Flood Infrastructure project - Wednesday Dec 9, Virtual Meeting 5-6:30 p.m.
The City of Edina invites you to attend virtual public meeting #3
Learn about:
- The ideas we've tested
- How community feedback has been used
- Project information and timeline
- How to stay involved
There will be a presentation with question-and-answer session.
5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 9th
Join the meeting here:https://www.bettertogetheredina.org/morningside
Election 2020 - Direct Balloting at Edina City Hall starting Tuesday, October 27
Election 2020 - Direct Balloting at Edina City Hall starting Tuesday, October 27
Beginning 10/27/20 at Edina City Hall, Edina voters can fill out their ballots and run them directly through the machines to be counted. Hours include: - 8 AM to 4:30 PM weekdays through Friday, October 30 - 10 AM to 3 PM on Saturday, October 31 - Until 5 PM on Monday, November 2 Voters must wear a mask and may not enter Edina City Hall if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or are symptomatic. To ensure social distancing, a limited number of people will be allowed inside City Hall. Once capacity inside the building has been reached, voters will queue up outside under a tent. Please dress for the weather.
Ballot drop-off area still available outside City Hall for voters to drop off their completed ballots without leaving their car, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and until 3 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. For more information, visit EdinaMN.gov/Election or call 952-826-0363.
Flood risk reduction pop-up open house in Weber Park this Saturday, 10/31/20, from 1 to 3 PM
Flood risk reduction pop-up open house in Weber Park this Saturday, 10/31/20, from 1 to 3 PM.
All Morningsiders are welcome to drop in to hear from the City of Edina about alternatives for reducing flood risk in the Morningside area. City staff will answer questions and take comments.
Background and survey: For background on the project and/or to leave your comments online in answers to a brief survey, please see www.bettertogetheredina.org/morningside.
Timeline: The City of Edina is planning flood prevention infrastructure work in Morningside to coincide with street reconstruction scheduled for 2022 and 2023. Design and engineering are in process. Refined concepts will be presented to Morningside residents in a virtual meeting in a little over a month, December 2020.
Updated concepts and engineering drawings will be presented to the Edina City Council in the spring of 2021, when the Council will decide how to proceed.
Your questions and comments are important and will help shape the final design.
Annual Meeting Zoom link for Sunday Oct 25, 4:45 - 5:30 PM
Topic: MNA Annual Meeting for 2020
Time: 4:45-5:30 Sunday, October 25th
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85969402113?pwd=ZFR2MnJGcTNGcVN4RDRNamp5YUhsZz09
Meeting ID: 859 6940 2113
Passcode: 062247
MNA City Council Candidate Forum Sunday Oct 25, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=643551479647658
2020 Neighborhood Survey closes Oct 20.
Dear Morningside Residents,
Please click on the link below for a short survey. The survey is sponsored by the Morningside Neighborhood Association (MNA) and the purpose is to find out what is important to you about this neighborhood.
https://forms.gle/GyTf9uD6A4LpP1qAA
The results will be:
- Shared at the annual neighborhood meeting
- Communicated to the City of Edina
- Used to plan programs, speakers and events for the neighborhood
All responses are anonymous unless you volunteer your name at the end.
For more information about this survey or the MNA, please contact edina.morningside@gmail.com
Please check the MNA website for the survey results: (www.edinamorningisde.org)
Thank you,
Morningside Neighborhood Association
Neighborhood Night Out/Night to Unite postponed to August 3, 2021
Neighborhood Night Out/Night to Unite postponed to August 3, 2021 - the Morningside Neighborhood Association (MNA) began hosting NNO/NTU in 2005 to celebrate the Morningside Centennial. Last year, with root beer floats and the Morningside Bike Parade, was the biggest and best yet! This year, with COVID safety a priority, the Steering Committee is postponing the 16th annual all-neighborhood get-together to Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Please save the date!
National Night Out / Morningside In the Park - Save the Date (Sunday October 4) - Now cancelled
With COVID-19, National Night Out has been moved from August to October this year and is typically on a Tuesday evening. For northern states this doesn't work out as well with earlier sunsets.
So the Neighborhood Association is planning our replacement, Morningside in the Park, to be held on Sunday October 4th from 3-6 in the afternoon at Weber Park to take advantage of more sunlight.
Event will be BYOE ( Bring Your Own Everything) to allow for physical distancing. The bathrooms will be open but the event will be outside. Please wear recommended face masks.
This is a tentative plan based on current city/state recommendations for gathering sizes and is weather dependent.
Individual blocks/streets are free to have their own Night Out activities on the original National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct 6.
Update: September 2, 2020
Neighborhood Night Out/Night to Unite postponed to August 3, 2021 - the Morningside Neighborhood Association (MNA) began hosting NNO/NTU in 2005 to celebrate the Morningside Centennial. Last year, with root beer floats and the Morningside Bike Parade, was the biggest and best yet! This year, with COVID safety a priority, the Steering Committee is postponing the 16th annual all-neighborhood get-together to Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Please save the date!
