Friday, December 21, 2012
The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Dec. 14 and Dec. 20.
Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments that appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield, Shakopee, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. (The comments below are not meant to reflect the opinions of Patch or its staff.) *** UPDATE: Pink Water in St. Michael, Albertville Caused by Glitch in Annual Filter Maintenance Pink and purple water made its way to St. Michael and Albertville faucets this week for the second time this year. Bill T had a simple response: Yep, purple …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Directors voted unanimously to keep Parkwood Knolls and Walnut Drive properties in the district.
UPDATED 10:05 p.m. Dec. 20 -- Parkwood Knolls and Walnut Drive property owners—organized as advocacy group Unite Edina 273—asked to leave the Hopkins school district for Edina schools because they think Hopkins schools are not in locations that serve the families’ educational needs. However, School Board directors voted unanimously that it’s in the district’s best interest for the neighborhoods to remain in the Hopkins school district. The decision was made in part because of the financial ramifications to the district and other taxpayers. A Nov. 29 study that concluded that detachment would cost Hopkins more than $550,000 in lost revenue, inch up taxes on remaining Hopkins property owners and cause taxes on the transferring properties to …
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Hopkins Public Schools Independent School District 270
1001 Highway 7, Hopkins, MN
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
A look at how Hopkins’ boundaries came about may add context to a debate over whether some Edina residents should be able to leave the district.
Even though districts are typically named after one of the cities they serve, they are separate entities, legally distinct from those cities. Hopkins Public Schools covers all of Hopkins, most of Minnetonka, half of Golden Valley and parts of Eden Prairie, Edina, Plymouth and St. Louis Park. Those boundaries reflect numerous votes and agreements between school districts and residents in the past. This week, the Hopkins School Board will examine the latest in a long line of boundary change requests. A group of Edina residents in the Parkwood Knolls and Walnut Drive neighborhoods wants to leave Hopkins because they think its schools are not in locations that serve the families’ educational needs. In preparation for the School Board’s vote …
44.933188
-93.412741
Hopkins Public Schools Independent School District 270
1001 Highway 7, Hopkins, MN
/articles/why-does-the-hopkins-school-district-cover-so-many-cities
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Monday, December 17, 2012
The Hopkins School Board will decide whether to support the request Thursday.
Edina residents who live in Hopkins school district boundaries only have to wait a few more days to find out whether the School Board will support their request to leave for the Edina school district. The Hopkins School Board will vote Thursday on a request from Parkwood Knolls and Walnut Drive property owners who want to leave the Hopkins school district because they think its schools are not in locations that serve the families’ educational needs. School district administrators will first report on their findings and present analysis from a Nov. 29 study that concluded that detachment would cost Hopkins more than $550,000 in lost revenue. After the presentation, School Board directors will vote on the detachment request. Click the PDFs …
44.933188
-93.412741
Hopkins Public Schools Independent School District 270
1001 Highway 7, Hopkins, MN
/articles/hopkins-prepares-to-vote-on-unite-edina-detachment-request
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Amy M.
12:12 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Hi James, In response to your comment, (below): When I plug-in the addresses to Mapquest, I get different distance #'s than you referenced in the earlier article. For example, when Mapquest calculates the driving distance from the intersection of Vernon Ave. & Walnut Dr. to Edina HS (6754 Valley View Rd.), I get a distance of 1.86 miles. Your article stated the distance was 2.36 miles. … more ›