Welcome!
The Shoreham Area Advisory Committee invites you to join us for our community meetings and to join in the discussion
of issues related to this 230-acre rail yard in northeast Minneapolis.
When: Quarterly unless otherwise needed;
Second Monday, 7 p.m. in January, April, July and October.
Where: Windom Park Recreation Center, 2251 Hayes St.
NE, Minneapolis. (Join the e-mail list to get meeting reminders/location updates.)
Join our Facebook page for neighbors at "Shoreham Area Advisory Committee
(SAAC) Neighbors"
What's New:
1. The "Nine Lives" Poster Project -- Our "Made in Minnesota" poster featuring icons of the Historic Shoreham
Roundhouse is now available. Purchases of the "Nine Lives" Project poster are tax deductible as a charitable contribution.
A huge "thank you" to artist/sculptor Foster Willey for donating his vision of the Historic Shoreham Roundhouse to help SAAC
as it works to save this important landmark. Click on the "Nine Lives" link at left or below for further details and to see
the poster.
2. Pollution Issues -- An online repository
has now been established to house the extensive collection of documents related to pollution investigation and remediation
at Shoreham Yards. Visit the site at: http://www.shorehamrepository.com
3. Impact on Our Neighbors
-- Minneapolis' Eastside
neighborhoods, home to nearly 60,000 of our city's 384,000 residents, are impacted by many issues and concerns related to
railroads and rail yards.
4. Shoreham Roundhouse
Reuse Study -- now finalized by the city.
5. Great City Design Team Charrette -- Our thanks
to the AIA and its partners for this great work in helping our community define a vision for our neighborhood's future.
6. Central Avenue Small Area Plan -- includes recommendations on Shoreham Yards along Central Avenue NE as a "transformative" site.
7. The Historic Shoreham Roundhouse is still in
place, although some demolition took place recently despite community requests for public hearings and more effective
handling of this issue by the city and property owner. Contact us or join us at our monthly meetings to learn the details.
8. Many other issues are impacting
our community due to the presence of this property owner. Find out more at our SAAC
Community Meetings.
