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Dayton's Bluff Vacant Home Tour

The 2008 Dayton's Bluff Vacant Home Tour may be over but many fine homes are still available.  See them here.

For more information call Karin at 651-772-2075 or email Karin@daytonsbluff.org

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Dayton’s Bluff Plant Swap
and Neighborhood Sale
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Greening Dayton’s Bluff Plant Swap will be held on Saturday, May 17, from 9:00 a.m.–noon in the gardens outside of the Swede Hollow Café, at the corner of E. 7th St. and Bates Ave,
   This is the Sixth Annual Greening Dayton’s Bluff Plant Swap. If you have plants in your garden that you have too many of or do not like any longer, dig them up and bring them to the plant swap and take home something you would rather have in your garden. Be sure to label your plants.
   Be sure to stop by the annual Neighborhood Sale in Hamm Park East 7th and Greenbrier, one block east of the plant swap.
  For more information about the Plant Swap contact Karin at 651-772-2075 or Karin@DaytonsBluff.org.

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The May 2008 online issue of the Dayton's Bluff District Forum
is now available with photos in living color!
You may also browse through any of the past issues of the
Dayton's Bluff District Forum

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Help get rid of neighborhood problems
Come to the next
Dayton’s Bluff Community Meeting
Thursday, June 5, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
798 East 7th Street at the corner of 7th and Margaret

   The Dayton’s Bluff Community Council holds its Community Meeting on the 1st Thursday of each month.  The purpose is to work with block clubs and neighborhood residents on problem properties, criminal and nuisance behavior, code enforcement issues and any other neighborhood issues, concerns, or new ideas for improvement in Dayton’s Bluff.
   If you can get me the addresses of problems ahead of time I can get them to the police and code enforcement.  Then they can bring information about the problems to the meeting.   Remember, it’s always on the 1st Thursday of the month. All Dayton’s Bluff residents are welcome to attend.

If you need more information or have the address of a problem property you would like to discuss, call Karin at 651-772-2075 or email Karin@daytonsbluff.org

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Free Home Fix-up Available
to Local Residents

   Painting and exterior home improvement is available free of charge to local seniors and disabled residents in the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood.  Hearts & Hammers, Twin Cities, Inc., a private nonprofit organization, is looking for qualified homeowners to help. 
   Hearts & Hammers is looking for additional applications from homeowners in the Dayton’s Bluff area for fall.  To qualify, applicants must be: a senior citizen (over 55 years of age) or a person who is physically disabled; the homeowner and resident of a single-family home; planning to reside at the home for at least two years; unable to maintain the exterior of the home on their own; and meet certain maximum income guidelines (i.e. maximum monthly income of $2,030 for a one-resident household).
   Homes must require significant exterior painting.  Rehab work may include surface preparation and painting of exterior wood or stucco, moderate carpentry repair of windows, trim, and porches, and weatherproofing and security improvements.  There is no cost to the home for the work done.
   Applications are due by June 15th.  Please contact Karin DuPaul at 651-772-2075 or by e-mail: Karin@daytonsbluff.org.   For more info on Heart & Hammers, please visit: www.heartsandhammers.org

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Past issues of the Dayton's Bluff District Forum

The Dayton’s Bluff Community Council is a non-profit corporation providing numerous services and programs primarily to enrich the diverse residents of the Dayton's Bluff area.  It is one of the 19 councils within the Saint Paul District Council System.  The Council works to advocate and to promote recreational, housing, educational, economic, and social opportunities that improve the quality of life within the Dayton's Bluff area. Today, the Council programs and services include Recycling, Arts and Culture Project, Neighborhood Clean-Ups, Block Club and Crime Prevention, Community Participation on Land Use and Community Issues, Buckthorn Removal, Good Neighbor Code Enforcement, and Neighborhood Home Tour.

Please explore our new and improved website. 

       If you are new resident, please call for copy of our new resident packet.