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Journey from teacher to foster parent BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
On any given day in Minnesota, over 6,000 children and youth experience out-ofhome (foster) care, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Children’s Home Society (CHLSS) and Lutheran Social Service (LSS) of Minnesota are affiliated organizations that are always seeking foster parents to care for children and youth in need. “We are not finding kids
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Residents who wish to weigh in on whether the city should enter into a temporary moratorium for new residential development within the northwest quadrant of the city should plan to attend the Planning and Zoning Board meeting June 17 and/or the City Council meeting June 24. “Two concepts that we have seen propose approximately 400 acres of development with potentially 900 or more residential units along that corridor,” said Community Development Director Michael Grochala. “The City Council has discussed the potential need to study that corridor in preparation for further development.” The city’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies the area of Main Street and Sunset Avenue as a key gateway into the city, and recommends a master plan be completed from Fourth Avenue to Sunset Avenue. Grochala explained the idea of master planning is not new to the city. The city has previously drafted master plans for Town Center (I-35W/Lake Drive), County Road 49 (Hodgson Road) and County Road J (Ash Street), the I-35E Corridor Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) and, most recently, Otter Lake Road. “The Main Street corridor has been planned for residential development for the past two decades,” he explained. “Since 2010, we haven’t had a lot of development in this quadrant of the city … We have only seen about 130 homes built in this area, so development has been significantly slower than elsewhere in the city. At the same time, because of this new interest in development and the potential for additional households, it lends itself to having an opportunity to plan more out in that area in preparation for development.” The proposed moratorium will allow the city time to complete the master planning process for the area. It would address land use, transportation, environmental resources, parks and open spaces, surface water management and utility issues. “It allows us to look at it comprehensively, not only from a single development perspective, but for the whole area,” Grochala explained.
have some incredibly skilled foster parents who have that flexibility and that patience and a willingness to learn and be a strong support for kids.” Hugo resident Zoua Vue has been a foster parent for a little over three years. During that time, she has fostered five children ages 5 to 14. She is currently fostering to adopt three siblings, ages 7, 9 and 10. They are from Ramsey County and currently attend White Bear Lake Area Schools. SEE FOSTER PARENT JOURNEY, PAGE 2
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Blast from the past Centennial High School seniors, who will graduate later this week, take a trip down memory lane and visit their elementary schools. Centennial High School’s graduation will be Saturday, June 8 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.
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for families, we are finding families for kids,” said Heidi Wiste, CHLSS president and LSS associate vice president. “All of our work is child-centered and through the lens of a child.” The goal of foster care is to reunite children with their birth parents whenever possible. “What these kids really need is somebody who can help them in their time of transition. There is so much newness, there is so much adjustment, whether it is school, the smell of a home, the feel of the sheets, the food in a home,” Wiste explained. “We
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