Minneapolis city leaders discuss future of former Kmart site at Thursday meeting [Video]

The site of the former Kmart site on Lake Street in Minneapolis will be brought up during a Thursday meeting involving members of the Minneapolis City Council.

The site of the former Kmart site on Lake Street in Minneapolis was discussed during a Thursday meeting of the Minneapolis Climate and Infrastructure Committee.

Ultimately, the committee decided to finish discussing the matter at the next Committee of the Whole meeting.

Last October, the empty building caught fire, and has since been torn down.

Now, some hope to use the empty lot to reconnect Nicollet Avenue.

Public Works says reconnecting Nicollet Avenue is first on their list, even calling the road the heart of the city.

However, a lot of work is ahead to transform this part of Nicollet.

Last month, city planners provided these initial renderings for the street …