Meeting Notes -HEJ January 2018
Notes from the January Health and Environmental Justice Meeting are available!
Community Meeting Scheduled on Lilydale Stabilization Project
The City of St. Paul will be providing an update on stabilization of the “North Knob” within Lilydale Regional Park. The City received $925,000 in Disaster Relief Funds (DRAP) in early 2017. They have been working with the Ramsey Conservation District, Dakota County Conservation District, and Board of Soil and Water Resources to develop plans for bluff stabilization in this specific area and we would like to present the plans to the West Side community for comment.
Agenda - HEJ January 2018
This meeting has occurred. Please view the meeting notes here.
HEJ meeting will be January 11th at 6:30pm at the Baker Center 209 Page Street West. Please note the changed date. Discussion will include HEJ actions and direction for 2018 and collaboration with similar committees in other district councils. Please enjoy this agenda! We hope to see you at the meeting.
WSCO Equity work with District Councils recognized with Local Government Innovation Award
WSCO and our cohort of District Councils have been named the 2017 overall winner in the city category of the Local Government Innovation Award (LGIA) by The Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota! This award recognizes the accomplishments we have made on our Equity Action Plan, including the work underway as a result of the West Side: Action to Equity series. West Side: Action to Equity was a three part series that took place this September may of you participated in focusing on adapting the Equitable Development Scorecard for the West Side.
WSCO Year in Review 2017
It was a big year for us all on the West Side. Check out this video recap of some of the things we all did! This slideshow was shown at the WSCO Annual Meeting on December 8th, 2017.
Newly Elected 2018 Board of Director members
This past Friday we celebrated a powerful year on the West Side and elected new board members for the 2018 year! Check them out!
2017 Board Candidate Bios!
The annual Board of Directors election takes place at the Annual Meeting TOMORROW Friday, December 8th at 6pm. Please enjoy these candidate previews --- full statements, live speeches and voting will take place at the meeting!
Feeling inspired? West Siders (ages 16+) can run from the floor too!
West Side Youth Explore Land Use through Virtual Reality
VIDEO. In November of 2017 the West Side Community Organization held an event with neighborhood youth exploring how land use decisions can impact communities, including our own.
West Sider of the Year: Nominations Open!
Nominate your favorite inspirational West Sider for the 2017 West Sider of the Year Award! Nominations due December 1st!!
Proposed WSCO Bylaws to be Voted on at Annual Meeting
A revised version of the WSCO bylaws will be voted on at the Annual Meeting on December 8th. Please familiarize yourself with the changes before the meeting if you are able.