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  • March 14 Board Establishes Redistricting Process 
    County board adopts redistricting process to meet May 1, 2013 deadline.
  • March 5 Library Teen Fair
    Job fair offers teens opportunity to meet employers from Hennepin County businesses and organizations. 
  • March 5 Hennepin County's 160th birthday
    Hennepin County’s 160th birthday will be commemorated March 13 during the Board of Commissioners meeting beginning at 1:30 p.m.
  • March 1 Master Recycler Course Offered
    Become an advocate for the 3Rs in your community by becoming a master recycler/composter.
  • March 1 Library Art Workshop Series  
    Learn and enhance skills, express your creativity, and plan a career path at six new art workshops. 
  • February 28 HCMC Receives $9.85M  
    Board-approved capital funding helps HCMC complete improvements to cancer clinic and pediatric intensive care unit, the last in a series of upgrades.
  • February 27 Small Business Resources Available at Libraries
    What do a food vendor, an architectural consultant, and a rap artist have in common?
  • February 23 Redistricting Affects Hennepin County  
    Hennepin and other counties proceed with county redistricting processes. Hennepin County Board discussions begin March 8.
  • February 15 Lowry Bridge Arches Completed
    Two gray, gleaming bridge arches reaching 120 feet above the water now span the Mississippi River from North to Northeast Minneapolis.
  • February 11 Learn About the Sheriff's Office
    Participate in the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Academy. This 10-week academy provides an inside look at the workings of the Sheriff's Office.
  • February 7 Student Art at the Library
    An exhibit of juried drawings, paintings, collages, and sculptures by Minneapolis middle and high school students will be displayed in February and March at Hennepin County Library – Minneapolis Central.
  • February 7 Hennepin Health Governance
    A governance board was formed for the new Hennepin Health pilot project.
  • February 3 Low-cost Immunization Clinics in February
    Hennepin County Public Health is offering low-cost immunizations to people who don’t have health insurance or their insurance does not cover immunizations. All are walk-in clinics so no appointments are needed.
  • February 1 Youth Sports Grants Available
    Consider applying for the spring round of the Hennepin County Youth Sports capital equipment grants if your organization needs things like field maintenance equipment, nets or backboards. Applications are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 9.
  • January 30 Library Offers Online Help
    You or a student you know can receive free online tutoring with your homework via Homework Rescue on Hennepin County Library’s website.
  • January 30 Bottineau Transitway Health Impact Assessment
    The County Board approved the funding of a Health Impact Assessment along the Bottineau Transitway.
  • January 27 Environmental Response Fund Grants
    The County Board approved $1.4 million in Environmental Response Fund (ERF) grants for 10 projects.
  • January 26 Village Creek Improvements
    The Board approved $1.4 million in funding for public improvements to the Village Creek Redevelopment Project in Brooklyn Park.
  • January 25 Study Group will Review Service Centers    
    The county administrator has been directed to appoint a study group to review the service centers to help the board assess their long-term viability.
  • January 24 Citizens Academy Registration Now Open
    The Citizens Academy provides face-to-face interaction with county leaders and elected officials, including the commissioners, county administrator, sheriff, county attorney and department directors.
  • January 13 Roosevelt Library Closing for Renovation Feb. 11 
    Hennepin County Library – Roosevelt, 4026 28th Ave. S., Minneapolis, will close for renovation at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.  Reopening is planned for summer 2013.
  • January 12 Lyndale Ave. Bridge Closing Jan. 17
    The Lyndale Ave. Bridge will be closed from January 17th until October of this year for construction. 
  • January 9 Service Centers No Longer Accept Visa Cards
    As of January 9 the county’s seven service centers no longer accept Visa® credit cards.
  • January 6 Hennepin Year in Photos
    From opening renovated libraries to assessing tornado damage, 2011 was a busy year for Hennepin County staff. Take a look at some memorable photos of Hennepin County working for you.
  • January 6 Citizen Advisory Board Opening
    The County Board is seeking applicants for two vacancies on the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Board, due to expiration of terms of office on March 8 for Jeffrey Casale and Lee Keeley.
  • January 3 Opat Re-Elected Board Chair
    Commissioner Mike Opat, 1st District, was unanimously re-elected chair of the seven-member Hennepin County Board of Commissioners at the board’s organizational meeting for 2012.
  • January 1 Low-Cost Immunization Clinics
  • December 29 Limits Set on Library Requests, Checkouts
    New request and checkout limits will help Hennepin County Library manage increasing demand with a reduced budget and make library materials more readily available to all patrons.
  • December 23 eGov Improves Porperty Recording Process
    The move to all-electronic filing and confirmation of commercial property recording with the county increases customer service and decreases county costs.
  • December 23 Occupy Minneapolis Case Dismissed
    U.S. District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle dismissed a lawsuit brought by Occupy Minneapolis against Hennepin County
  • December 22 Eden Prairie Service Center to Close
    The Hennepin County Eden Prairie Service Center, located at 479 Eden Prairie Center Drive, is closing Jan. 20, 2012.
  • December 20 Youth Homelessness Grant
    Six community organizations in Hennepin and Ramsey counties will take advantage of grants totaling $4 million over three years from the Otto Bremer Foundation to serve homeless youth.
  • December 20 Counties Transit Improvement Board
    The Counties Transit Improvement Board awarded $149.9 million in grants to transit projects throughout the region in December.
  • December 19 County Snowplows Prepared
    Every year, the Hennepin County Transportation Department takes the time to calibrate the controllers that spread de-icing material onto the roadway.
  • December 15 Thin Ice Dangers
    The recent rains have thinned ice on local ponds, lakes and streams dangerously.
  • December 15 Youth Sports Grants
    The County Board approved Youth Sports grants for 2012. The program awards capital grants to build, repair, renovate or expand youth sports facilities in Hennepin County.
  • December 14 Emergency Communications Facility
    The new 911/Emergency Communications Facility is moving from the planning to the construction phase.
  • December 13 Board Reduces Levy
    The County Board reduced the tax levy by $1.0 million from 2011 or by 0.15 percent and approved a 2012 county budget of $1.65 billion.
  • December 12 Tax-Forfeited House for Sale
    The county collaborates with the City of Lakes Community Land Trust to rehabilitate tax-forfeited homes and make them available to homebuyers at an affordable price.
  • December 8 No More Trash at Brooklyn Park Facility
    Beginning in 2012, Hennepin County will no longer accept trash from residents at the Brooklyn Park Drop-off Facility.
  • December 7 Lowry Ave. Bridge Update
    The contractor is installing the new arches.
  • December 6 Special Elections Results Available
    Results of the special elections for Minnesota Senate District 59 and State Representative District 61B are available on the Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State’s website
  • December 6 Homeless Connect Volunteering
    There are many opportunities for volunteers with Project Homeless Connect.
  • December 5 Homebuyer's Assistance Programs
    Need help buying a house? Willing to buy a vacant foreclosed property in a certain area?
  • December 2 Healthy Activites Grant
    The county received a $5 million grant from the Center for Disease Control to develop and assesses healthier lifestyle activities in select Hennepin communities.
  • December 1 Healthcare Merger
    Hennepin Faculty Associates (HFA) a private, non-profit physician practice plan will integrate its operations into Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., doing business as Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC).