09/22/2021
If you use Brookdale Park (including the dog park, trails, baseball fields, hockey rinks, playground, etc.) or live near Brookdale Park, there is going to be an important meeting on Thursday, 9/23 at 5pm to discuss recent shootings, possible changes to the park to increase safety, and what residents can do to help. See details below.
Quick Overview:
Important meeting on Thursday (9/23) at 5pm to discuss recent shootings at Brookdale Park and the water tower and possible changes to Brookdale Park. Bring a lawn chair for yourself.
What?
Community Meeting to discuss shootings in our area.
The following people will attend and/or present:
Police Chief Enevoldsen, Deputy Police Chief Mark Bruley, and/or Deputy Police Chief Shane DuPaul
Mayor Lisa Jacobson
City Council Member Tonja West-Hafner
Hennepin County Commissioner (and former mayor) Jeff Lunde
This meeting will focus on Brookdale Park and our local neighborhoods from Brookdale Drive to 74th Ave, but people from all neighborhoods surrounding Brookdale Park will be invited. We intend to discuss:
Current events
Why shootings are happening
What the police are doing to stop these incidents
What the city is doing to stop these incidents
What the County is doing to help
Suggestions for changes at Brookdale Park
What we (as residents) can do to help.
When?
This coming Thursday (9/23/21) at 5:00pm
Where?
Brookdale Park near the Dog Park. When you enter Brookdale Park from June Ave, turn left and drive towards the hockey rinks and baseball fields near the dog park. Bring a lawn chair for yourself.
Why?
Over the past year, there has been a great increase in the number of violent crimes.
On Friday night, we had the third shooting in Brookdale Park within the past 5 weeks (9/17, 9/8, and 8/15). One incident involved an individual being chased, assaulted, and robbed (8/15). During the summer, there were at least three incidents of shots fired near the water tower, too (9/29, 6/12, and unofficially 5/14).
Come to learn what is being done and what we, as neighbors, can do to help. There will be discussions about possible changes to Brookdale Park, too.
