Hello all,
Keep an eye out for SECO annual report that goes out in December. It should be hitting mailboxes mid to late month and will include a summary of what we accomplished this year!
I'm also asking for your support in identifying future board members for SECO! Board members can be as young as 16, and should live or work in our district. Annual elections come up in April (which will be here before we know it), and we're getting a jump start on recruitment. I'm happy to speak with anyone who is interested, or even just has questions. This is a great opportunity for folks to learn about the work of district councils and the City of St. Paul. Please send an email if you are interested in meeting this month!
Thank you,
Betsy Mowry Voss
Executive Director
Want to schedule a meeting with me to talk about our community? You can now use this link to easily do so: https://calendly.com/betsy-76
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Board and Committee Meetings
Open to the public and most are currently held online. Join us!
Land Use: December 6, 6:00 pm, via Zoom
Tentative agenda: TBD
*Read about Land Use discussions and meetings on our website.
Environmental: December 2, 6:30 pm at Sun Ray Library
Board meeting: No meeting in December.
Links to all meetings are available via our website or you may contact the office to have the link sent to you.
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Thank you for Giving to the Max!
A huge thank you to everyone who donated to support the Southeast Community Organization in November.
Your contributions help us ensure programs and activities that serve our community and maintain a healthy organization.
Cheers to you!
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City of St. Paul 1-4 Unit Housing Study
Saint Paul is a growing and evolving city. Demographics are changing, and family and residential needs are changing as well. For example, we have many homes with multiple generations living in the home and not enough affordable housing to meet community need.. The City is looking for ways of creating additional housing stock that meets a broader amount of needs. This will increase density as well. Planning and Economic Development will be working with community to get input on this vision. The plan is to look at smaller homes, increased townhomes, duplexes and triplexes and less restrictions on accessory dwelling units.
Saint Paul’s Zoning Code controls how much housing can be built in certain parts of the City. These requirements make it difficult to build enough new housing to fix Saint Paul’s current housing shortage. City Council Resolution 18-1204 and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan call for studying ways to allow more neighborhood-scale housing in all areas of the City.
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Tree Planting in Our City - The Met Council Seeks Your Input
The Met Council is seeking input from communities on Growing Shade – Tree Planting Prioritization and Maintenance Tool. If you can spare 5-10 minutes of your time to engage with the beta version of the tool and answer this short survey, this feedback would help them refine and improve the tool. You can also find a short training video here. Please respond to this survey by Friday, Dec. 3.
Trees help communities thrive. Community-wide benefits of trees include cooler temperatures, improved air quality, cleaner stormwater, improved mental health, and enhanced biodiversity. Enhancing tree canopy cover is an actionable step to create healthy places for people to live and a resilient future. The Growing Shade Project provides data and resources to inform tree planting and canopy maintenance for the greater Twin Cities region.
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City of St. Paul Business Awards
Saint Paul is accepting 2021 Business Awards nominations 
As part of City Council’s Open for Business initiative that began in 2015, the business awards recognition was the next step in the process to make Saint Paul an even better place to do business. The Saint Paul Business Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Saint Paul businesses for their contributions to the community, and to the city’s economy. These businesses are selected to geographically represent Saint Paul’s rich and diverse communities. Don’t miss your chance to nominate your favorite Saint Paul business. Nominations are due by 4:30 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2021. Watch the video to learn more about last year’s winners!
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Get Your Booster!
The MN Dept. of Health recommends that all adults receive a COVID-19 booster shot. Individuals who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine are recommended to receive a booster vaccine shot at least 6 months after their second vaccine dose. Individuals who received the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine are advised to receive a booster at least two months after their vaccination shot. To date 80% of Minnesota's population over the age of 18 have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Only 60.3% of Minnesota's African heritage adult population have been fully vaccinated, and 20% of children age 5 - 11 have been vaccinated.
How Minnesotans can get their free shot:
Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Public Hotline: 1-833-431-2053
Mon.-Fri., 9 am-7 pm & Sat., 10 am.-6 pm
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