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There’s good news and bad news for Minneapolis. The good news is that the Surly Brewing Company wants to build a new facility here. That’s going to mean lots of jobs and plenty of great beer down the line. The bad news is the parcel of land they want to build the new facility on first has to be cleaned up to the tune of 2.5 million dollars. This is a 8-acre plot of land near the light rail line of the Central Corridor. Recent surveys have found the area is polluted with all kinds of nasty toxins. It’s going to cost money to get the job done right. The Metropolitan Council is looking for the funds to get the job done while Surly is standing by to invest 20 million of their money into the building of the facility. That’s a pretty good trade off and it’s going to mean a massive cleanup effort.
Hopefully you won’t ever have to deal with a toxic cleanup site. Although there have probably been some times when you thought you were! This is especially true after a big dinner and the kitchen looks like a disaster area. Or on Christmas morning when the living room has been turned upside down. Of course, there are also the daily “hazardous sites” around your home that you have to contend with. We’re talking about a garage that is overflowing with junk or a basement crammed with unwanted furniture and boxes or a shed out back crammed with rusty car parts and lawnmowers that don’t work. The best way to manage cleanup projects like that is by calling up Junk King Minneapolis.
Junk King Minneapolis is part of a national franchise of businesses dedicated to making our lives a less clutters and a little more spacious. They get the job done by dispatching a hard working crew with a big empty truck to your property. On the scheduled removal day that crew will be doing all the work of carrying out your junk and loading it up on the Junk King truck. You don’t have to hassle with pulling anything out to the curb. The JK crew will go where you tell them the junk is. It couldn’t be simpler.
Actually, it could be simpler and that’s because of Junk King’s pricing policy. Junk King MInneapolis will only charge you based on the amount of space your junk will take up on the back of their truck. This number will be provided to you in advance from a Junk King supervisor who will make an assessment of your junk. Once that price is agreed on it’s locked in. There won’t be any “surprise” charges. When you’re ready to get rid of your junk, Junk King will be ready to help.
Do you know what e-waste is? You should because e-waste is quickly becoming the highest volume type of trash that is thrown out each year. The city of Minneapolis defines e-waste as any item that “has a circuit board or a cathode ray tube (CRT).” Simply put that means the following: CD and MP3 players, radios, speakers, stereos, stereos receivers, remote controls, computers, monitors, laptops, CPUs, home networking devices, keyboards, mice, printers, speakers, scanners, storage devices, fax machines, cell phones, PDAs, answering machines, cordless phones, televisions, DVD players, VCRs, camcorders, game systems and satellite receivers. That’s a pretty long list. The reason why e-waste is such a high volume trash item is because all of those things are constantly being replaced and upgraded.
Making the decision to downsize your life is not a step backwards but a proactive move to improve the quality of your life. That’s why many folks here in Minneapolis are making the move towards downsizing. Essentially, you want to look for a new home whether that’s an apartment, condo or just a smaller domicile where you won’t be throwing your money away on heating and energy. A place where the maintenance is either extremely low or nonexistent. With less to manage in terms of a property or space, you’ll have more time on your hands and more money in your pocket.
The election cycle that never seemed to end is finally behind us. Whether your candidates were the victor or not you can’t deny that voting is always a terrific opportunity to express yourself and perform your civic duty. There are always some issues with vote counting that crop up but one instance in the City Council race from Albertville could prove to be the fairest minded example of democracy ever. In the race for a council seat, Mark Barthel won by a single vote. There was a recount which reversed the win for Larry Sorensen by one vote. Deadlock. What was left over was a single contested ballot which divided the City Council evenly over the intent of the voter. What was the solution? They flipped a coin. Heads for Sorensen and tails for Barthel. Heads won. Everyone shook hands and went about their business. Now imagine our President being decided on a coin toss! There are just some things you can’t leave to chance.
There is not a real threat with roaming bears while living in the heart of Minneapolis. The further you go away from the city and into the surrounding woods the greater the chance you’ll have of running into a grizzly or two. That doesn’t mean that Minneapolis is a complete critter free zone. In fact, there are many roaming nocturnal creatures that are always on the prowl for their next meal. This is something to think about when you are considering rental a dumpster to put on your property: What are you going to attract with that dumpster?
The Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce recently held a clean-up project called “Weed It & Reap.” Local volunteers showed up to help pick up debris on sidewalks, boulevards and neighborhood streets. The Chamber supplied the vests, gloves and garbage bags and the volunteers supplied the “muscle.” They were rewarded for their efforts with a lunch and T-shirt. Plus they had the added bonus of being able to marvel at all the clean streets left behind in their wake.
The time has come for you to ditch that old television and join the high definition age. Yes, that old set has provided hours of entertainment over the years but nothing lasts forever. When you consider the kind of sharp picture and sound quality you can experience with a HDTV you’ll wonder why it took so long to make the switch.
If you’re a resident of Minneapolis and need to get rid of a large appliance you can turn to the Minneapolis Department of Public Works. Here’s the instructions that you’ll find:
One of the many ways for Minneapolis residents to uncover their potential “green thumb” is to join a community garden. These are typically vacant lots or small plots of urban land that have been converted to garden use. The lots are divided up into smaller plots and each member of the community is given domain over that plot to grow whatever strikes their fancy. For apartment dwellers or folks with concrete backyards the community garden is a great way to get “dirty” and grow something great for dinner.