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Consultants selected for Grandview small area plan
Edina, Minn., Aug. 19, 2011 – A community-led team of residents and business and property
owners has selected a team of consultants to help develop a small area plan for the GrandView
District.
Last year, a Community Advisory Team made up of Edina residents led a process to determine the future
of the City’s former Public Works site on Eden Avenue and the area surrounding it, known as the
GrandView District. The group met several times during April 2010 and developed seven guiding
principles for the area. At the time the principles were adopted, the Edina City Council also agreed to
embark on a small area planning process for the area and retain ownership of the City’s Public Works
property until after a study is complete. The community-led small area planning process began in April
2011 and is being led by a 50-member Steering Committee.
Representatives of the Steering Committee interviewed nine firms and selected those best suited to work
on the small area plan. Bruce Jacobson of Close Landscape Architecture and Mike Lamb of Cunningham
Group Architecture were selected to be lead consultants on the project. Other consultants include Jack
Broz of HR Green, Antonio Rosell of Community Design Group and Tony Schertler of Springsted.
Together, they will work with the Steering Committee to study land use, community needs,
transportation and market analysis and finance.
At its meeting Aug. 18, the Steering Committee also recommended a work plan for the project, which will
be completed over the next four to six months. The City Council is expected to act on the
recommended consulting team and work plan at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6.
“Our community-led process has broken new ground for Edina. We have worked hard over the past few
months to organize community members and other key stakeholders. Now, we look forward to engaging
those folks and others in creating a plan for the future of the GrandView District,” said Steering
Committee Chair Kevin Staunton.
A $100,000 grant through the Metropolitan Council’s Livable Communities Demonstration Act will defray
the costs of the year-long planning process.
For more information, visit www.CityofEdina.com/Grandview or
http://edinacitizenengagement.org/grandview. Questions can be directed to Staunton, 952-836-
1286, or Chris Rofidal, 952-285-4459.
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