Eden Prairie City Publishes Friday Report For April 24

Press release from the City of Eden Prairie:

April 24, 2020

Hennepin County Small Business Relief Program

To support businesses impacted by COVID-19, Hennepin County is offering emergency forgivable loans of up to $7,500 to help small businesses meet immediate financial needs. Loans can be used to pay for critical operating expenses. The Small Business Relief Program application will become available April 27. Learn more about the criteria at hennepin.us/economic-development/programs/Emergency-relief.

Students on Commissions Recruitment

The City is accepting applications for the Students on Commissions program for the 2020-2021 school year. The program is open to any high school junior or senior (as of September 2020) who lives in Eden Prairie. The application deadline is Friday, May 29. Five commissions have openings for students:

• Flying Cloud Airport
• Heritage Preservation
  
• Human Rights and Diversity
• Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
• Sustainability
  

Infrastructure Projects Update

On Wednesday, April 22, lane closures from Flying Cloud Drive to Technology Drive began for SWLRT work. Access from Flying Cloud Drive to Technology Drive will be closed for approximately three months.

On Monday, April 27, the TC&W railroad crossing safety improvements project at West 62nd Street and Birch Island Road will begin. Road closures are expected during the course of the project, and the anticipated completion time is two months. For more details see edenprairie.org/InfrastructureProjects.

Southwest Suburban Cable Commission

The Southwest Suburban Cable Commission 2019 Annual Report [PDF] document is now available.

March 2020 Construction News [PDF]

Project Profile [PDF]

Council Calendar [PDF]

This press release was produced by the City of Eden Prairie. The views expressed here are the author’s own.