County Wants to Put Social Services Hub in Wells Fargo Building
With dozens of new workers and clients, city officials question whether it’s the right fit for downtown Hopkins.
Hopkins officials worry that a proposed social services hub at the Wells Fargo building could take up valuable parking, stretch local police and go against the image the city has been working toward. “There’s no one who’s going to argue with the need. The question is: Why Hopkins and why now?” Mayor Gene Maxwell said at a Tuesday work session. “St. Louis Park looks like it could use the hub just as much as Hopkins.” Hennepin County's Human Services and Public Health Department wants to lease additional space in the building, located at 1011 First Street S., in order to create a one-stop-shopping center for those using the department’s services. The proposal is part of a regionalization push to bring the full spectrum of services out to …
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Barry
8:20 am on Friday, September 7, 2012
Why dont the county build it in Edina at the mall...or along France Ave...Why is it the Hennepin county ,, the state Minnesota Housing Fiance, MET council keep dumping on communities that are struggling? They target SLP, Hopkins EAST Bloomington, and Richfield as a dumping ground, Please start with EDINA...when you want a social dumping ground. more ›