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Agenda: Edina - Minnewawa Historical Easement Vacation - Late May 2024

Edina City CouncilSunday, March 16, 2025
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[Music] welcome to agenda Edina a program summarizing the actions taken at City Hall that affect you most I'm your host dorothia Marty minihaha is a popular name in the Twin City's metro area many are familiar with the minihaha parkway minihaha Regional Park minihaha Falls and the minihaha neighborhood in Minneapolis it translates to Waterfall or rapid water in Dakota outside of the metro area you will find several instances of mini waha including the city of mini waa and Lake mini waa in akchen County but did you know there was once a mini waa Avenue in EA prior to the expansion of Minnesota highway 100 in the early 1970s mini waa Avenue was located east of the highway in between Eden Avenue and West 50th Street our Ral records indicate that the Minnesota Department of Highways now called mindat assembled and acquired the land needed for the highway expansion through eminent domain minua Avenue was removed during the construction of the Northbound on and off ramp sometime between 1971 and 1974 City staff mindat staff and land surveyors have found references to the vacation or Public's right to use the road but unable ble to find a recorded copy of the formal documentation to resolve the matter and allow for a clean legal description of the land prepared the city council earlier this month adopted a resolution vacating the right of-way easement that runs through Tupa Park but we never found a legal recorded document so it was recommended to go back in front of council reaffirm the the vacation we knew existed that we just didn't have documentation for and a final note mini Wawa is sue for lapping water or a jibway for make a good sound