The 2011-12 Federation Board of Directors
(l-r) Area 3 Coordinator Leonard Schwartz; President Emeritus Dave Bredemus; Area 1 Coordinator Marit Brock; Area 2 Coordinator Gail Graham; (back) Second Vice President: Will Wilson; (back) Treasurer: David Wickiser; (front) First Vice President: Patrick McGuiness; President: Tonya Nicholie; Area 2 Coordinator David Wietedki .
Not pictured: Area 2 Coordinator Walt Wietzke; Treasurer Eric Hare.
Serving
the West End neighborhoods
of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota.
New! the August 2011
Community Guide to
City of St. Paul City Services
(.pdf)
The
City
of St. Paul has initiated a new Come Clean! Neighborhood Litter
Campaign. If you have an area that has high pedestrian traffic and
public litter, you may be interested in their offer of a trash
container that you can adopt.
Kris Hageman, or at 651-266-8866
, contact for more information. Go to the Business
Association website for a link to the page where you can sign up
your group for the Come Clean! Program in a park or city street
area. In this time of tight budgets, this is a great program where
neighbors can be effective in efforts aided by city encouragement.
A report on the Federation's Website statistics for 2010
Videos:
2008 High Bridge Stack Implosion
Federation goes YouTube!
See President Dave Bredemus take you on an organizational tour,
historic and neighborly.
Grand
Re-opening of the West 7th Community Library
Introduction to the historic CSPS Hall
A documentary produced by middle school students as part
of St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) Neighborhood Video
Project. This video examines the history of the CSPS
Hall on 383 Michigan Street, and features its President Joe
Landsberger
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Fire Station #1 and Administrative Center
West 7th and Randolph Streets.
St. Paul Fire Department:
“Save Haven” a new fire prevention program
This program, open to St Paul residents in owner occupied homes, will provide a check of smoke alarms with replacement alarms
provided & installed by firefighters as needed, check of carbon monoxide detectors with replacements
provided & installed by firefighters as needed, free fire extinguisher made expressly for stove fires and a CUB gift certificate! For further information please call the St Paul Fire Department directly at 651-228-6273 or email fireevents@ci.stpaul.mn.us Funded by a federal grant from FEMA.
Nature never planned a spot better
adapted to build up a showy and delightful display of architecture and
gardening than that natural terrace of (St. Paul’s) hills… All the
different classes, however, mingle together, forming a singular mass,
variously habited, speaking different languages, and distinguished by a
variety of complexions, features, and manners.
Yet all this appears
quite common, and excites no curiosity among those who have resided here
but a few months
Bond, J. Wesley,
Minnesota and Its Resources,
Redfield (Press) 1853, pp 109 – 113
Historian Gary Bruggemann outlined the West End's brewing
history
since the 1860's at the 2011-12 Fort Road Federation/
District 9 Community Council Convention
on Monday, April
18th
at the Summit Brewery,
9910 Montreal Way
Year 2008 in review
Federation's history
since its founding in 1973 as well as state and
local perspectives
Neighborhood
historical images
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View, and add to,
West End
Calendar of
Events
Neighborhood alert:
Due to the recent finding of Emerald Ash Borer
(EAB) an influx of vendors/contractors have begun going door to door
contacting residents claiming to have "correct or more accurate"
information on the effects of the EAB infestation on Saint Paul's ash
trees. These vendors/contractors are not authorized by the City of Saint
Paul, or the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
If contacted by one of these companies, residents
can request identification, and if the company claims to work for the
City of Saint Paul or identifies themselves as a contractor of the City
of Saint Paul, please take their name and business they represent, and
report them to City Forestry at 651-632-5129. All City Forestry staff
carry identification, or can be confirmed by contacting the City
Forestry office.
If the vendor does not
identify themselves as working for the City, residents can certainly
make their own decision on the products they may be selling for private
use. Residents who wish to educate themselves on the alternatives
for their private ash trees can visit
www.stpaul.gov/eab for more
information, and if residents wish to learn more about insecticide
options visit the USDA's website:
www.emeraldashborer.info
To help ensure residents
are choosing the best option for them, all work done on a homeowners
property should be done by a certified arborist. Any questions or
concerns can be directed to the City's Forestry hotline at: 651-632-5129
or email:
forestry@ci.stpaul.mn.us
West End Neighbors Garden Tour
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Past events
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Coordinator
A potential renovation of the bottling house of the historic complex into Brewery Lofts for
artists, a $25 million housing project. For more information
on development and investment potential of this historic
property, call 651.298.5599
The City of Saint Paul's
Business Resource Center
The City of Saint Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development is
your one-stop shop for information on business resources and assistance in Saint
Paul. Our public-private economic development team is committed to providing Saint
Paul businesses with the information and support they need to succeed.
Local publications
- West
7th/Fort Road Federation.
Twenty Five
Years of Facing Change (1998)
Twenty-five year anniversary publication.
- Landsberger,
Joseph, et al.
Gateway to a New World: Building Čech
and Slovak Communities in the West End
(2003). A fund raiser for the North
High Bridge Park.
West 7th/Fort Road
District 9 Area Plan
(pdf file)
Updated April 2008
The Seven Corners Gateway Development Evaluation
Tool
(.pdf
file) Draft 12.21.07
created to evaluate proposed developments of
the city-owned property across from the Xcel
Energy Center between Kellogg Boulevard and W. 5th
St. and the adjacent Transit Center triangle site.
This document is a result of several focus group
discussions of the 7 Corner Gateway Task Force
convened by CapitolRiver Council District 17.
Mississippi River Critical
Area Task Force Report
A Summary for Public
Discussion
Draft 5/1/2006
The Federation has a rich tradition of
developing housing and restoring its historic
neighborhoods.
Completed
residential developments
Irvine Park, Goodrich Avenue housing, Superior
Street Cottages, and the Brewery Neighborhood.
Current neighborhood projects
Listings of area schools and school programs
Recreation facilities
and opportunities
of the West End
City and regional parks, facilities, and special
programs
North
High Bridge Park and Sculpture Garden
High Bridge:
1887 construction | 1904 storm |
1985 bridge demolition | 2008 smokestack implosion
Service and social groups of the West End
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