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Seward NeighborhoodCouncil Member Gordon’s Seward Office Hours:Fourth Tuesdays 9:30-11:00am Seward, a neighborhood on the western bank of the Mississippi River, is bound on the north by Interstate 94, on the east by the Mississippi River, on the south by 27th Street East and on the west by Hiawatha Avenue. The neighborhood is named for William Seward, secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln. Of the neighborhood's 390 acres, 54 percent are residential and almost 20 percent are industrial. The industrial uses are located along Minnehaha and Snelling avenues and 27th Street East in the southwestern portion of the neighborhood. Parks line the river and Seabury Avenue. A group of rail workers' houses on Milwaukee Avenue built at the end of the 19th century and restored in the late 1970s has National Historic Preservation status and gives character to this neighborhood. Seward is connected to downtown, the airport and the Mall of America through the newly opened light-rail line. Identifying featuresMatthews Park, Seward Towers, East Franklin, Mississippi River, Midtown Greenway, Milwaukee Ave Local Media: The Bridge Newspaper Parks/Greenspace: Matthews Park, Mississippi River Gorge, Triangle Park Schools: Seward Montessori Neighborhood GroupSeward Neighborhood Group Sheldon Mains, Board President Business AssociationSeward Civic & Commerce Association Jim Welna, President (952) 851-5603 (612) 332-4393 Community DevelopersSeward Redesign (612) 338-8729 City ContactsCrime Prevention Specialist: Shun Tillman, shun.tillman@ci.minneapolis.mn.us, 673-2846 Police Precinct: 3 Inspector: Lucy Gerold, 673-5786, lucy.gerold@ci.minneapolis.mn.us Sector Lieutenant: Arthur Knight, Arthur.Knight@ci.minneapolis.mn.us, (612) 673-5788 CPED Planning Team: Planning: Paul Mogush, (612) 673-2074 Housing: Dollie Crowther, (612) 673-5263 Economic Development: Mark Garner, (612) 673-5037 Park Board Commissioner: Scott Vreeland, svreeland@minneapolisparks.org, 230-6443 Upcoming/Ongoing DevelopmentsStreet Renewal East Franklin Planning For monthly reports on issues of importance to neighborhoods, please go to the Reports and Newsletters page. Nonprofit/Arts Organizations |