On April 15, 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral, built in the 12th century, burned down. Paris rebuilt it, and it reopened 1,915 days later.
On May 28, 2020, the Minneapolis Third Precinct burned down. As of February 1st, 2026, 2,078 days have passed and it has not been reopened, with no indication of when reopening might occur.
So….we have already taken 9% more days than it took Paris to complete one of the largest reconstruction projects in world history. They have something to show for it: a restored Cathedral. What do we have to show for our 2,047 days since the fire? Nothing.
I realize that in the last month since I last wrote about this, city officials have been rather busy. This isn’t just a responsibility of a few elected officials, but includes people not directly involved in the ICE response. By March 1, will you please confirm your plans to open the Third Precinct by July 31, 2026? Minneapolis residents, and MPD, have waited far too long.
Such disrespect the DSA members of the City Council and their supporters have for the MPD and especially the 3rd Precinct. We could have had a Precinct headquarters in place long before ICE came to town
Thank you….
Given all that the MPD has had to deal with, (withstand and endure) and especially this last month, the VERY least we can do is to give the staff and officers of the 3rd Precinct a functional place to work, within the 26 neighborhoods served, where the public can actually find them.
These are extraordinarily challenging times for our city, as we watch Mayor Frey, Police Chief O’Hara, our staff and employees, and thousands of community members doing all they can possibly do to try to protect this place and its people, BUT still, these 26 neighborhoods deserve to know, finally, when the 3rd Precinct will be moving into 2633 Minnehaha Ave, after 5 1/2 long years of waiting.