Nicollet Island-East Bank Neighborhood Association Board Meeting is September 14

NIEBNA Board Meeting

The regular board meeting of the Nicollet Island - East Bank Neighborhood Association (NIEBNA) will be held September 14, 2017 at 6:30pm. The location is DeLaSalle High School, 1 DeLaSalle Place (on Nicollet Island). Use leftmost door closest to Downtown.

Click here for the full agenda.

Presentations will include:

A. Initial findings regarding the draft Natural Resource Management Plan for the north part of Nicollet Island (Alex Roth, FMR Ecologist) — the Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) is writing the Plan that will guide habitat restoration efforts in the current natural areas of the Island. The project is funded by a grant from the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) with the support of NIEBNA. Dr. Alex Roth, along with representatives from MWMO, will present and discuss their initial findings and recommendations.  As part of the presentation, there will be a Q&A session and an opportunity for comment and feedback.  In addition, helpful information about actions residents can take to improve water quality on their own properties will be covered.

B. Mortenson / US Bank Site development (Brent Webb, Mortenson) —  this project was approved by the NIEBNA Board at the June 2017 meeting and by the City Planning Commission in July 2017. The project is now “fully entitled”(in city planner/developer lingo) and construction can proceed. Brent will discuss the schedule and other general info about the project.

C. Current Traffic Situation in the NIEBNA East Bank (speakers to be announced).