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Reasons to Participate: Domestic Partners, Diversity and Dollars
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Join in the domestic partner discussion: Hopkins Graduate Peter Boisclair in July to create a domestic partner registry that would allow unmarried couples to certify their relationships with the city, including same-sex couples. Council members will discuss the proposal at Tuesday’s council work session.
Learn about more changes to the city budget: Residents in July. Just a few weeks later, that budget is already in for some changes, including an uptick in expenditures and a decrease in the levy as staff fine-tune next year’s numbers. Find out all the details at Tuesday’s council work session.
Discuss diversity: Hopkins is an increasingly diverse community, as backed up by the . Neighbors will get together Wednesday to learn about Hopkins’ growing refugee and immigrant population and discuss ways to forge a strong community. Join in at Wednesday’s Neighbors United event.
Find out what's happening in Hopkinsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Hopkinsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
- Raspberry Room,
- 7 p.m. Wednesday
- Fellowship Hall (715 Minnetonka Mills Road)
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