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Meg Tuthill: Minneapolis community activist

Meg and Dennis Tuthill have owned Tuthill’s Balloon Emporium on Hennepin Avenue and 25th Street for 30 years
The Tuthill family has grown up in Minneapolis
Meg and her grandson Joe in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Meg and Dennis at the Polar Plunge
Meg and her Grandson at the Twins home opener

Meg Tuthill for 10th Ward City Council!
In November, Meg Tuthill – longtime 10th Ward homeowner, small businesswoman, community activist, and DFL supporter – declared her candidacy for the Minneapolis City Council. In her announcement, Tuthill said that, as Council Member, she would “engage citizens in a dialogue about the city so we can work together to produce the best ideas for our community.”

Deep roots in the 10th Ward
Meg and her husband Dennis have lived in Minneapolis for nearly 40 years. They raised three children and sent them to Minneapolis public schools. The Tuthills have run their family business – Tuthill’s Balloon Emporium, a neighborhood fixture at 25th and Hennepin – for 30 years. At her business,
she has focused on customer service, experience that will be invaluable in serving the residents of the 10th Ward.

Community activist
Meg Tuthill was a community activist long before that was hip. She has served as founding member of her neighborhood association, zoning advocate, recycling pioneer, school volunteer, police-citizens committee member, park volunteer, and Girl Scout leader. Tuthill has been a delegate to many DFL conventions and has volunteered on the campaigns of countless DFL candidates.

“Minneapolis has been good to me,” Tuthill said. “I care about our community, and I’ve always tried to make it better.”

Working For You!
“Being a Council Member,” she says, “is about serving the residents of the 10th Ward. It’s not about me, it’s about you.” Tuthill pledges “to listen to you and be responsive to your needs. I will provide you with prompt constituent service, and I will be involved in 10th Ward neighborhood and business meetings. I promise you’ll receive the quick, competent and courteous service that your taxes are paying for!”

• Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) - founding member, board member, helped start city's first recycling program, zoning committee

• Neighborhood advocate at City Hall - appeared before City Council Committees many times to advocate for neighborhood interests

• Neighborhood volunteer - cleaned alleys, planted trees on boulevards, helped buy houses to sell to owner occupants, organized socials to meet new neighbors, supported babysitting co-op

• Minneapolis Public Schools - 30-year volunteer, career counselor, celebration planning, volunteer in Southeast Immersion Project to desegregate schools

• City Parks - volunteer, advocate for Mueller Park

• Zoning advocate - led effort to "down zone" Wedge neighborhood

• Commercial Zoning District Task Force - member

• South Hennepin Business Association - founding member

• Hennepin Avenue Task Force - street improvement committee

• Community Crime Prevention - board member

• 5th Precinct Police Citizens Committee - member

• Girl Scouts - leader

• Gay Pride - volunteer, supporter, parade participant

• Gay Softball World Series - volunteer