I say all this as a fan of Mayor Frey. I know quite a bit about the 3rd, and it really appears that there has been little urgency, on behalf of Frey and Barnette, to get the 3rd Precinct Police Station moved into 2633 Minnehaha Ave this year.
I don't know of one person, who is a bit closer to all of it, who believes this will likely happen this year, at least without extreme pressure being placed on the City by these 26 neighborhoods, those who have been most impacted.
If this had been a very different kind of local election year, I absolutely believe this ONE ISSUE would have very much damaged Frey's chances of getting another term, but the stakes were too high to take Frey to task on this. AND now, it looks like they are back to the starting block again. New info rec'd. 😤
"'had to reopen bid process due to some technicality and bids are being accepted again" with no date for an opening set.
I say all this as a fan of Mayor Frey. I know quite a bit about the 3rd, and it really appears that there has been little urgency, on behalf of Frey and Barnette, to get the 3rd Precinct Police Station moved into 2633 Minnehaha Ave this year.
I don't know of one person, who is a bit closer to all of it, who believes this will likely happen this year, at least without extreme pressure being placed on the City by these 26 neighborhoods, those who have been most impacted.
If this had been a very different kind of local election year, I absolutely believe this ONE ISSUE would have very much damaged Frey's chances of getting another term, but the stakes were too high to take Frey to task on this. AND now, it looks like they are back to the starting block again. New info rec'd. 😤
"'had to reopen bid process due to some technicality and bids are being accepted again" with no date for an opening set.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/11/02/mpls-city-council-moves-forward-on-purchase-of-new-3rd-precinct-site
Excerpt..
"City staff estimated in a memo last week that the building will be ready for occupation in 12 to 18 months. "