Hindu Temple Has Big Plans to Expand in Maple Grove

The Hindu Temple of Minnesota, located in Maple Grove, is looking to expand within city limits. The Hindu Society of Minnesota plans to build six housing units for staff members of the city's current temple on 60 acres of vacant land.

The Star Tribune reported that the housing units are the first of several redevelopment projects planned there for the next 10 to 15 years:

Preliminary plans include senior housing, a community center, yoga retreat center and cottages, education center and outdoor recreation to be built next to the Hindu temple, considered the largest in the nation.

“The community is growing,” said Balu Iyer, chairman of the Hindu Society. “There is a need.”
The Hindu Society hopes to get approval on the master plan from the city later this year and is continuing to raise money to support the projects.

“We see them as a great partner for the city,” City Administrator Heidi Nelson said, adding that the development coincides with other plans for the suburb’s northwest quadrant.

Read much more at the Star Tribune.

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