SENA HISTORY – here a just a few of the high points.

1991  -  Neighborhood residents met to organize, find a name, and apply for NRP

1992  -  SENA incorporated, a Board and Officers elected, Committees established.

1993  -  The SENA Newsletter was started, NRP Transition Funds approved.

1994  -  Staff was hired and programs in home improvements, commercial improvements and association initiated. NRP First Step planning started, Survey and meetings establish Action groups in Housing, Commercial, Crime and Livability, Parks and Environment, and Youth, Family and Seniors. Existing committees merged into action groups. NRP steering Committee established. NRP First Step plan finished

1995  -  NRP First Step plan approved and staff hired to implement it.         Community meetings were held to discuss issues.

1996  -  NRP First Step plan results presented to the Community at the annual meeting

Wetland Project groundbreaking was held on November 23, in the snow.

1997  -  SENA sponsored Youth Computer arrived at Roosevelt Library.

Wetland Project construction and planting began.  Project receives CUE award.

1998  -  SENA produces neighborhood brochure.

NRP Full Plan approved by neighborhood vote.  Plan approved by Minneapolis City Council on December 18.

1999  -  Master Plan meetings for Lake Hiawatha Park began..      

2000  -  Implementation of NRP Full Plan strategies was underway:

§   Roosevelt High School Computer lab was completed.

§   Individual Crime Prevention grants were distributed

§   Matching grants for improvement of local businesses were announced

     Planning for the 46th Street LRT Station Area began      

2001  -  SENA hosted an old-fashioned street fest to celebrate our 10th Anniversary.      

2002  -  SENA’s NRP Review Committee began it’s evaluation of our NRP efforts.      

2003  -  NRP Phase II planning began.

1st Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale was held May 3.

Planning for 38th Street LRT Station Area began      

2004  -  Hiawatha Light Rail line – with two stations in our neighborhoods – began service.

2005  -  NRP Phase II plan was approved by the neighborhood, NRP Policy Board and the Minneapolis City Council.

2006  -  SENA moved to new office space – a storefront at 1830 East 42nd Street.

CURA intern Dan Allen, a Macalester student, conducted a study and produced Fighting Graffiti: An Investigation of Causes and Solutions for the Standish and Ericsson Neighborhoods. 

    

2006  -  The Graffiti Task Force received funding from Athwin Foundation and a donation of paint from Valspar to help in the battle against graffiti.

SENA received a “Mobilizing Citizens for Grassroots Climate Change” grant from the city of Minneapolis.

The insecurity of NRP and Citizen Participation funding prompted the SENA Board to begin a process of strategic planning, which will continue in 2008.

 

                                                 

Updated January 7, 2008

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