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Southeast Como NeighborhoodCouncil Member Gordon’s Southeast Como Office Hours:Second Tuesdays 9:30-11:00am U Student Welcome Packet: University of Minnesota students - Welcome to the neighborhood! The Como neighborhood (also called Southeast Como) is named after Como Avenue, which runs through the neighborhood. Como Avenue took its name from Lake Como in northern Italy, a popular tourist destination. Como neighborhood is in the University community, about one mile north of the Dinkytown commercial area and the east bank campus of the University of Minnesota. Its boundaries are the city limit to the east (33rd Avenue SE), the Southeast Industrial Area to the south of Elm Street, Interstate 35W and the Burlington Northern main line to the west, and East Hennepin Avenue and Winter Street NE to the north. The housing stock consists of modest early 20th-century bungalows and Victorian and 1920s-era homes with a scattering of newer duplexes and single-family homes. Many of the larger homes have been converted into student housing. Como has an elementary school, three churches, a mosque, Van Cleve Park and small retail stores. Identifying featuresVan Cleve Park, Como Ave, Bunge Grain Elevator Neighborhood Celebrations: Como Cookout, Second Saturday in September, Van Cleve Park, 1-8pm Parks/Greenspace: Van Cleve Park Local Media: The Bridge Newspaper Neighborhood GroupSoutheast Como Improvement Association (SECIA) Wendy Menken, Board President Neighborhood Group Newsletter: Como Tidbits Neighborhood Group Staff Contact James De Sota Small Business: http://secomo.org, click the “Biz” link Southeast Business Association (SEBA) Southeast Minneapolis Economic Development (SEED) Committee City ContactsCrime Prevention Specialist: Nick Juarez, Nicholas.Juarez@ci.minneapolis.mn.us, (612) 673-2797 Police Precinct: 2 Sector: 2 Crime Alert Emails: SAFE2.2-on@ccpsafe.org Sector Lieutenant: Greg Reinhardt, Gregory.Reinhardt@ci.minneapolis.mn.us, (612) 673-3587 Inspector: Robert Skomra, robert.skomra@ci.minneapolis.mn.us, 673-2337 CPED Planning Team: Planning: Haila Maze, 612-673-2098 Housing: Jerry LePage, 612-673-5240 Economic Development: Kevin Carrol, 612-673-5181 Housing Inspections: Angela Hugen, 612-673-5851 Park Board Commissioner: Walt Dziedzic, 612-230-6443 Upcoming/Ongoing DevelopmentsBunge Site Redevelopment Como Ave /BNSF Rail Bridge Reconstruction University District Planning Study For monthly reports on issues of importance to neighborhoods, please go to the Reports and Newsletters page. |