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Board of directors 2011-12

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.

Website statistics

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

Historic Fire Station 10 Closing:  YouTube
Consolidation with the new Fire Station 1 on West 7th St

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.

Federation conventions 

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 keynote on the history of "Brewerytown"

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


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

Website | Past events | 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

West 7th Business Association

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

Fort Road Federation/District 9 Community Council
974 W. 7th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651-298-5599 email:  fortroadfed@fortroadfederation.org

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