One week left to review and comment on Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska-Harriet Master Plan!

Comment on long-term plan for Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet and surrounding parkland by March 4

This is the last week for the public to comment on a draft of the Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska-Harriet Master Plan. This document will create a 25-year vision for Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet, and surrounding parkland within Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park.

The draft Master Plan is the result of 18 months of community-based planning and design. The public comment period opened on Jan. 18, 2017 and will close at midnight on Saturday, March 4, 2017.

Review and Comment

The plan is available online on the Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska-Harriet Master Plan project page. Printed copies of the plan along with paper surveys are available at each of the 13 recreation centers located in southwest Minneapolis, MPRB headquarters and the Walker, Linden Hills, and Washburn libraries. 

Community members may comment by filling out a brief online survey, a printed survey at one of the locations referenced above or by emailing or phoning the project manager listed below.

Take Online Survey

View Plan on Project Page

Next steps

At the conclusion of the open comment period, MPRB staff will catalog and categorize each public comment to assess its impact to plan. The comments will be reviewed by the Board of Commissioners, which will consider approval of the plan after a public hearing tentatively scheduled April 12, 2017.

Once approved by the Board of Commissioners, the plan will be submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review and adoption. Future funding of capital improvements at the two lakes and surrounding parkland is contingent upon a Met Council adopted master plan.

To meet funding deadlines, a set of short-term, high-priority improvements identified by the Master Plan’s Community Advisory Committee will begin in Summer/Fall 2017. Check out the Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska-Harriet Trail and Access Improvements project page for more details on that work.

Contact

Deb Bartels
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Phone: 612-230-6438
Email: dbartels@minneapolisparks.org