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Waite Park Community Council

  • About/
  • Programs/
    • Security Rebate
    • Block Club Rebates
    • Home Improvement Loans
    • Community Garden
    • 2019 Community Survey
    • Anti-Racism Series
  • News/
    • Housing
    • Racial Equity
    • Sustainability
    • Transportation
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Waite Park Community Council

Waite Park Community Council Safety & Security Rebate

Waite Park Community Council

  • About/
  • Programs/
    • Security Rebate
    • Block Club Rebates
    • Home Improvement Loans
    • Community Garden
    • 2019 Community Survey
    • Anti-Racism Series
  • News/
    • Housing
    • Racial Equity
    • Sustainability
    • Transportation
  • Positions/
  • Meetings/

WPCC Safety & Security Rebates

The Waite Park Community Council offers rebates to property owners for basic safety and security enhancements to make the neighborhood more secure and less attractive to criminals. The program provides a rebate for the first $100 in expenses for eligible improvements.

All properties in the Waite Park Neighborhood, both residential and commercial, may receive a rebate without regard to participation in other or previous WPCC programs. Multiple applications may be submitted, but the total of rebates for any property is limited to $100 per property. WPCC reserves the right to verify through inspection that claimed work/purchases were, in fact, installed.

Eligible Improvements (examples):
—Exterior security/motion lighting fixtures including any necessary wiring and electrical work
—Exterior steel security doors, including garage access doors
—Deadbolt locks on exterior doors, including garage access doors
—Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, radon testing kits or associated test fees.
—Window or sliding door security locks or security restraints
—Security bars on garage windows or on windows not facing the street
—Initial installation of a home security system/service, but not the monthly monitoring fees.
—Fire Extinguishers

NOT Eligible:
—Security cameras
—Storm or combination doors not of the all-steel “security” type, even if lockable.
—Tools
—Rental charges
—Personal installation time or “sweat equity”
—Security system monthly monitoring or service fees
—Batteries, light bulbs or other consumables

To apply, please complete the online form below, or you may download a printable form and mail to: Waite Park Community Council, PO Box 18476, Minneapolis, MN 55418. Rebates are limited to $100 per property, per year. Please allow the WPCC thirty (30) days to process this request and issue your check.

  • About/
  • Programs/
    • Security Rebate
    • Block Club Rebates
    • Home Improvement Loans
    • Community Garden
    • 2019 Community Survey
    • Anti-Racism Series
  • News/
    • Housing
    • Racial Equity
    • Sustainability
    • Transportation
  • Positions/
  • Meetings/

Waite Park Community Council

Welcome to the Waite Park neighborhood in Northeast Minneapolis.

Waite Park is located in the far northeastern corner of Minneapolis and on the eastern edge of Hennepin County. Its borders are 37th Ave NE, Stinson Boulevard, St. Anthony Parkway, and Central Avenue. The neighborhood consists of mostly owner-occupied, single-family homes, with approximately 5,600 residents. It is home to Waite Park Elementary School, Cavell Park, and Deming Heights Park.

Waite Park Neighborhood boundaries

The Waite Park Community Council (WPCC) is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)3 organization officially recognized by the City of Minneapolis as the neighborhood representative of Waite Park. Founded in 1954, the WPCC serves as a forum to support the interests of the Waite Park neighborhood, and to maintain a high quality of life through community engagement.

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Attend a meeting

The Waite Park Community Council encourages anyone who lives, works, or owns property in the neighborhood to attend its monthly board meetings. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the last Thursday of the month at the Waite Park Recreation Center and Zoom.

Watch this website or contact info@waiteparkcc.org for log in info.

Meet the board

The Waite Park Community Council is an all-volunteer board serving staggered, two-year terms. Elections are held at an annual meeting in the first quarter of the calendar year. Contact the board by emailing board@waiteparkcc.org.

Dan Haugen, President
Casey Wahl, Vice President
Charlene Grahn, Secretary
Jared Holt, Treasurer
Gary Arntsen, board member
Nick Stroozas, board member
Joy Cattledge, board member
Kevin Horkheimer, board member
Jay Smigielski, board member
Adam Arling, board member
Latrice Daniel, board member
Manny Esguerra, board member
Madeline Harris, board member
Jamie Jackson, board member
Roni Lafky, board member

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