> > Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. > > > MR|DI Issue 1 > 11 May 2011 > > > Reissued with corrected public meeting date > and sincere apologies! > > > Four days, seven meetings, one amazing river > The Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative launched with an > intensive four-day, seven-meeting spree, April 27-30, featuring the > MR|DI design team TLS/KVApresenting their RiverFIRST proposal. These > meetings were the first in a series of three multi-day information > exchange sessions, running April – July, during which the public and > Steering, Technical and Advisory committee members are invited to > participate in the MR|DI’s “iterative design process.” (And what is > that, exactly? See this blog post.) > > We are pleased that the committee meetings were productive, > informative and well-attended. (See committee minutes, audio/video, > or a list of attendees, via MR|DI’sCommunity Page) It’s a real > pleasure to be involved as so many divergent entities and > individuals coalesce around our mesmerizing Mississippi. > > Continuing to seek community input > The three two-hour public meetings were attended by folks equally > passionate about the river and our city, though many fewer of them. > (Find minutes and video links on our Community Page) Thank you to > those who made it out – through good weather and bad – and please > encourage your friends, neighbors, family members and colleagues to > join us in May and June. > > For many, it’s difficult to make a weeknight public meeting at the > Park Board. Beginning this month, representatives from the MR|DI > will be making regular visits to neighborhood and community meetings > and events for information giving and gathering. If your > organization would like us to stop in and we haven’t yet been in > touch with you, please send an email to Mary deLaittre, MR|DI > Project Manager. > > Come see us at the Great River Gathering, May 12! > The MR|DI will have a booth at the RiverWork exhibit this year. If > you’re one of the 1,000 or so Mississippi River enthusiasts > projected to attend by St. Paul Riverfront Corporation organizers, > stop by our booth to pick up a RiverFIRST map and project > description, view some of the recent TLS/KVA presentation, ask > questions or just say hello. > > Next committee and public meetings scheduled for Tue-Thur, May 24-26 > All meetings will be held at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation > Board, 2117 West River Road. > > Public Meeting – Wednesday, 25 May > 7:00 – 9:00 PM > Please plan on joining us! > > Tuesday, 24 May > Technical Committee – 2-4:00 PM > Advisory Committee – 5-7:00 PM > > Wednesday, 25 May > Steering Committee – 7:30-10:30 AM > > Our mailing address is: > Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative > c/o Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board > 2117 West River Road > Minneapolis MN 55411 > Copyright (C) 2011 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. All rights > reserved. > Sent to mary@groundworkcitybuilding.com: unsubscribe | update > profile | forward to a friend >
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