6/23 Update:
Glendale Townhomes Historic Designation Update:
Yesterday, the Business, Inspections, Housing, and Zoning Committee, chaired by Lisa Goodman was scheduled to vote on Historic Designation for Glendale Townhomes. Instead of voting yes or no, they chose to pause the vote indefinitely and not move it forward to a city council-wide vote. They want the historic designation of Glendale townhomes to die without any discussion of MPHA’s plans or policies on the record. The council members opposed to historic designation were Lisa Goodman, Jeremiah Ellison, Jamal Osman, and Kevin Reich. All of these people are up for re-election and don’t believe that issue will affect their races. Please let them know that their disregard, disrespect, and dismissal of public housing residents will not go unnoticed. If any other property in the city were up for historic designation, it would not be an issue. But because we are public housing residents, with a majority of Glendale residents being Black, our voices, our desires for our community, and our history do not matter.
Friends of Lisa Goodman Lisa.Goodman@Minneapolismn.gov 612-637-2207 Twitter; @MplsWard7 & @cmlisagoodman
Jeremiah Bey Ellison; Jeremiah.Ellison@minneapolismn.gov612-637-2205; Twitter; @MplsWard5 @ jeremiah4north
Kevin Reich: kevin.reich@minneapolismn.gov; 612-637-2205Twitter;@MplsWard1
Jamal Osman: jamal.osman@minneapolismn.gov; 612-637-2205; Twitter; @JamalOsmanMN
CALL TO ACTION: On Tuesday the Business, Inspections, Housing & Zoning (BIHZ) Committee is VOTING on Historic Designation for Glendale. MPHA is allowed to speak, but residents & community are not. Please call and email the following City Council Members and tell them to vote YES.
Committee Chair Lisa Goodman (Edit: Phone Number, 612-637-2207)is allowing MPHA, A LANDLORD, to speak but is refusing residents, community members and historic experts the chance to speak. MPHA plans on privatizing Glendale via RAD this year, and Historic Designation is the only way that can be stopped.
Glendale Town Houses is the oldest public housing development in Minneapolis and the last of it’s kind after decades of privatization. The places where Poor, Black and Brown people live deserve historic designation too. CALL these council members and tell them to VOTE YES.
Once you Call and Email, please use the hashtag #HistoricGlendale to voice your support.
Edit: Correction on Lisa Goodman’s email
Email: Lisa.Goodman@Minneapolismn.gov
