Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis City Council meeting disrupted after vote on Roof Depot demolition
Minneapolis Metropolis Council assembly disrupted after vote on Roof Depot mission
After a vote to rescind the contracts to maneuver ahead with the Roof Depot mission in Minneapolis was rejected, upset activists disrupted a Minneapolis Metropolis Council.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) – After a vote to cancel demolition contracts for the Roof Depot constructing in Minneapolis was rejected, upset activists disrupted a Minneapolis Metropolis Council on Thursday.
The mission on the Roof Depot off East twenty eighth Avenue close to Hiawatha Avenue within the East Phillips neighborhood, was already accredited by the council final month. With it, the Metropolis of Minneapolis will create a central public works campus for water within the metropolis. The town says it’ll assist them present protected ingesting water throughout Minneapolis.
Throughout the assembly on Thursday, which got here after police cleared a protest encampment on the Roof Depot on Tuesday, Councilmember Jason Chavez introduced forth a movement to cancel the contract for the demolition of the Roof Depot constructing. Talking Thursday, Chavez says he was motivated to try to cease the mission after listening to issues from residents.
That movement failed on a 6-to-6 vote, needing eight votes to hold.
The failed vote kicked off chaos within the assembly room, with protesters bringing the assembly to a halt. Opponents of the plan fear the demolition and building mission might put surrounding areas in danger on account of arsenic discovered on the web site years earlier. Metropolis leaders say the mission is protected and can finally profit the complete metropolis.
The assembly was briefly recessed as town labored to filter the assembly room. The assembly ended shortly after the recess.