Community Conversation This Thursday
Thursday, June 25
8:00-9:00pm
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89624700526
Join the ANA for a second Community Conversation this week on Zoom to continue our dialogue on where we go from here as a neighborhood and a broader community. The discussion will include community engagement, safety, equity and anti-racism and we’ll be joined by Ward 13 City Council Member Linea Palmisano.
Neighborhood Art Journal Submissions Due 6/30
We need art more than ever. Please share pictures of what you and your family members have done to express yourselves creatively by June 30. We will assemble your submissions into a journal to document this moment of time in Armatage.
A free pdf of the art journal will available to download at armatage.org/art and we will possibly feature your submission in ANA communications about this project or in a future community mural. Check out submission guidelines and an awesome video about this project at armatage.org/art/
Proposed Armatage Neighborhood Funding Cuts
The City of Minneapolis is considering a plan that would drastically reduce the annual funding for Armatage and many other neighborhoods. The last few months have reinforced how critical strong, local communities are and we believe there can be a better balance that will increase funding for equity while allowing small neighborhoods like Armatage to keep doors open.
We Need Your Help
Visit armatage.org/n2020 for a message you can copy and send to the Mpls City Council by July 15, 2020.
2020 Board Election Results
Thank you to everyone who voted in the 2020 Armatage Board Election! We received 119 votes in total and it was a close election. Congratulations to the newly elected ANA Board Members:
- Samantha Bild
- Sean D. Burke
- Sharla McIntosh-Ziegler
- Kevin Ross
- Adriana Dobrzycka (current ANA Board member elected to a new term)
Emergency Rental Assistance Available
Hennepin County has extended its emergency rental assistance program to include residents of Minneapolis. Learn more and apply at https://www.hennepin.us/residents/human-services/emergency-rental-covid19 Please share widely!
Evictions Suspended Until July 13
The governor’s latest extension of the peacetime emergency means that the suspension of evictions and landlord-initiated lease terminations remains in place until July 13. This suspension will allow households to remain sheltered during the peacetime emergency. The executive order does not relieve a tenant’s obligation to pay rent.
Vote by Mail Info
With a probable wave more COVID-19 cases later this year, we encourage you to request an absentee ballot now. It only takes a couple minutes to request ballots for both the primary and the general election. Ballots will arrive with postage-paid envelopes for return. To complete this application online you must:
- Be eligible to register and vote in Minnesota (check or update your voter registration here)
- Provide an email address
- Provide your identification number: MN-issued driver’s license, Minnesota ID card or last 4 digits of Social Security Number
Register for Pickle Ball Leagues at Kenny and Fuller
Need some physically distanced fun in a park this summer? The MPRB is offering Pickle Ball at both Kenny and Fuller Parks starting in July. Click on the links below to sign up:
- Beginner Doubles at Kenny (Tues)
- Intermediate Doubles at Kenny (Wed)
- Generation Gap Doubles at Fuller (Mon)
- Family Doubles at Fuller (Thurs)
Lifeguards Return to Select Mpls Beaches
If you’re thinking of heading to a Minneapolis beach to cool off, there will now be lifeguards at select beaches during the weekends with more lifeguard hours to come during weekdays. Click here to see hours, locations and water safety info.
Mask Up Mpls
ICYMI, cloth masks or face coverings are required at all indoor public spaces in Minneapolis. Masks can help prevent you from infecting others, especially in situations where you may spread the virus without symptoms. Even while wearing a mask, you still need to wash your hands frequently, cover your cough, and practice physical distancing by keeping at least 6 feet of space between people.
Businesses are not required to provide masks to customers or employees, though employers are required to mandate the use of masks by their staff. Non-compliance should be reported through 311. Learn more about the Minneapolis Mask Ordinance here.
Donate Face Masks for Mask Drive Mondays
Minneapolis residents can deliver homemade masks to their local fire station from 10:00am-2:00pm every Monday for Mask Drive Mondays. Our closest fire stations are at 2810 W 50th St and 5410 Nicollet Ave S.
Please plan to stay 6 feet away from others when dropping off your donation. The City of Mpls will distribute the donated masks throughout Minneapolis to residents, organizations and businesses that are most in need.
Help is Available
We’re still keeping our COVID-19 Resource Page updated with links to emergency rent assistance, unemployment, food shelves, maps of local businesses offering curbside pick-up, online kids’ activities, and details on our indoor mask ordinance. Check it out at https://armatage.org/covid19
