Urge all airlines serving the Twin Cities to convert to quieter engines before or by the federal deadline of December 31, 1999. Seek further limits on night flights. The committee meets monthly to discuss concerns of the community, plan events related to these concerns, create new ways in which to bring the community together and to foster a sense of camaraderie throughout the entire HPDL neighborhood. Residents and children enjoy an afternoon of ice skating, basketball contests, a treasure hunt, door prize giveaways, food, and crafts. The contact distributes flyers to their block when needed.
Residents clean up their houses and their alleys.
HPDL volunteers come an pick it up. The Commercial Development committee administers grants to business seeking to enhance their exterior appearances in keeping with neighborhood objectives for enhancing the retail shopping experience. Projects completed in 1998 include a major facelift to Mr. Tune-up Auto Repair and expanded parking an sidewalk tables at Fat Lorenzo's pizza parlor, both at 56th and Cedar at the southern gateway to the neighborhood. The long-range planning calls for a plaza, plantings, and pedestrian lighting to further enhance the attractiveness of the block, which holds HPDL's highest concentration of retail facilities. This time is beyond the officer's normal work schedule.