Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis City Council approves contract in demolition project for new public works campus
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minneapolis Metropolis Council accepted plans on Thursday to maneuver ahead with the demolition of the Roof Depot constructing because it makes manner for a brand new public works campus.
The proposed venture has confronted scrutiny over time from neighbors involved with the well being impacts of the brand new campus.
A gaggle of activists rallied towards the approval of the venture on the council assembly, chanting at instances “city farms, not poisonous hurt.” One of many largest gadgets of concern for activists has been the removing of a deliberate city farm on the Roof Depot constructing and the elevated air pollution from heavy gear the brand new facility would deliver to the neighborhood.
When accomplished, town says the brand new facility will consolidate metropolis water distribution to 1 central website, changing the present 100-year-old facility.
Town says it would additionally enhance town’s “responsiveness and supply of every day important providers and decrease working prices”.