Legislature Fails to Deliver Promised Money for Minneapolis Roof Depot Project

Legislature fails to deliver promised money for Minneapolis Roof Depot project

For the second straight year, Minnesota lawmakers failed to deliver promised funding to a group seeking to transform a former warehouse in south Minneapolis into an urban farm and community hub.  The Minnesota Legislature in a special session Tuesday passed a flurry of bills to complete the state’s $66 billion budget. The package included a $700 million capital improvements bill, but local funding — including a promised $5.7 million allotment fo…

Minneapolis' Roof Depot failed to get state funding from Legislature

East Phillips neighborhood organizers have been embroiled in a 10-year fight with the city of Minneapolis over control of a vacant warehouse.