Minneapolis Looks To Transform Police's 3rd Precinct Building That Burned Into "Democracy Center"

By Caroline Cummings, CBS Minnesota

Updated on: October 16, 2024 / 6:42 AM CDT

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis city leaders are ready to move forward with a plan for the 3rd Precinct police station that burned during the civil unrest in 2020, which has stood vacant since. But the proposal — which would move city election services there — still faces some pushback from the City Council and will take years to implement.

The plan would renovate the building and make it a "democracy center," moving elections services from a building the city leases in northeast Minneapolis to that site and also creating 8,000 square feet of community space.

City staff presented to the City Council during a committee meeting Tuesday findings from two surveys of residents that show broad support for the changes, which has been the subject of debate for the last few years. Community engagement was a request of the council and the results show support outweighs opposition by more than three to one.

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