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NorthForce - a Newsletter from the City of Minneapolis

The City of Minneapolis publishes a bi-monthly newsletter for residents of the North Side. The newsletters contain some good information about what the City is doing to make the North Side a better place to live for everyone. Links to the most recent issues are provided below:

• NORTHforce (June/July 2007)
• NORTHforce (May 2007)

Community Resource Lists

According to the City, a community is a collection of neighborhoods. For practical purposes, the term "Northside" includes the Minneapolis communities of Camden, Northeast, and Near North.

Although there are occasional exceptions, GLBT Northsiders (as well as GLBTs throughout The Twin Cities Metro) are well integrated into the overall community. The following resources are not specifically GLBT-oriented, but they are included here for the sake of convenience.

Government

The legislative body for the City of Minneapolis is the City Council. Each member of the City Council is elected to represent a specific portion of the city. The portion of the city represented by a single City Council member is called a Ward. All of Camden is in the 4th Ward, with the exception of the McKinley neighborhood, which is in the 3rd Ward.

Law Enforcement

The Camden neighborhoods are in the 4th Precinct. The 4th Precinct is comprised of 3 Sectors. Shingle Creek, Lind-Bohanon, Humboldt, Victory, and Webber-Camden comprise Sector 1. Cleveland, Folwell, and McKinley comprise the northern half of Sector 2.

Problem Properties

Vacant properties are occasionally commandeered by gangs or vagrants and turned into party houses or worse. Compromised vacant properties should be reported to both the Law Enforcement and Inspections arms of the city government. Contact Law Enforcement to report activity problems, and Inspections to report situation problems. Don't assume that the Law Enforcement and Inspections departments coordinate their efforts particularly well. Report problem properties to both agencies, as appropriate. If you know who owns the problem property, you may also wish to contact them as a courtesy.

Neighborhood Associations

Other Frequently Used Resources