George Square, Minneapolis City Council and overrides Frey

Minneapolis City Council overrides Frey veto of their plan for George Floyd Square
Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the council’s plan to study a pedestrian mall. City hopes to reopen street nearly 5 years after murder.
Mpls. City Council advances plan for pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square with override of mayor's veto
Minneapolis will continue exploring a plan to turn the intersection where a police officer murdered George Floyd into a pedestrian plaza after the City Council on Thursday overrode the mayor's veto of the project.
Minneapolis City Council overrides mayor’s veto of George Floyd Square pedestrian mall study
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday overrode Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto of a legislative directive to further explore converting George Floyd Square into a pedestrian mall. A 9-4 supermajority kept the possibility of a pedestrian mall alive despite the mayor urging council members to finalize a plan and avoid further delays.
Frey vetoes council move toward a pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the City Council’s plan to explore building a pedestrian-only mall at George Floyd Square, the intersection where an officer killed Floyd in 2020.
George Floyd Square pedestrian mall study veto overridden by city council
Backed by activist groups, council members have promoted the idea of creating a “pedestrian mall" to honor the site of George Floyd's death. However, Mayor Jacob Frey previously vetoed the proposal, citing the needs of surrounding residents and business owners' wishes to have the area reopened for traffic.
Minneapolis community members ask council to override veto on plans for George Floyd Square
Community members are urging the city council to override Mayor Jacob Frey's latest veto on a vision for George Floyd Square.
Minneapolis City Council overrides Mayor Frey’s veto on plans for George Floyd Square
The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto about how to develop George Floyd Square.
City Council votes to override Mayor’s veto over pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square
Minneapolis City Council has voted to override Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto that will allow the city to move forward with a pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square despite protests from local businesses and the mayor saying their plan is “shady at best.
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