Action alert! Urge our City Council to pass the Hillcrest Master Plan
Our City Council members are voting on Wednesday May 25 on whether or not to adopt the Hillcrest Site Master Plan. Please join us in enthusiastically supporting the proposed master plan and:
Send an email to or leave a voicemail at 651-266-6805 by Tuesday, May 24 at noon.
Testify live at the the City Council’s public hearing on the master plan during their weekly meeting on Wednesday, May 25, starting at 3pm. Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers (15 Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul)
Testify live by phone:
Fill out the registration link by 12pm May 24 to testify by phone. This is file #: RES PH 22-128.
Call in at 3:15pm on May 25: 612-315-7905. Use meeting code 834 785 443#
Visit the City of Saint Paul’s Hillcrest Master Plan page to learn more; read more about the Master Plan.
Never attended a City Council public hearing? Read our explainer page for more info.
Here are some reasons we support the master plan:
Feel free to draw inspiration from the following talking points for your own message to the council:
The land use plan articulated in the Hillcrest Master Plan is well designed to balance the city’s most urgent priorities: expanding the supply of housing (both rental homes and homeownership opportunities), attracting living-wage jobs, expanding the city’s tax base, and becoming resilient to climate change.
We are pleased by the thoughtful design of streets, bicycle and pedestrian paths, accommodations for solar energy, and the plans to preserve healthy mature trees and wetlands where possible.
We are impressed with the Port Authority’s efforts to capture public input through its Community Engagement Workgroups, and have confidence that it will continue to work with the community to sharpen its vision for the site after the master plan has been formally adopted.
Want to see a sample draft letter? Check out this Support Hillcrest City Council Sample Letter to help you get started.
