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Minneapolis officials think the U.S. Department of Justice is wrapping up the discovery phase of its patterns and practices investigation of the city's police department, but no one knows the feds' timeline, a key city official said Tuesday.
The same judge that blocked implementation of the landmark Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan in June 2022 has allowed a temporary reprieve for planning work in the city to proceed.
A plan that intends to guide residential development in Minneapolis for the next decade is back in play after being previously halted by environmental lawsuits.
A Hennepin County judge has filed an order that allows Minneapolis officials to enforce the 2040 plan amid an appeal process.
The two parties say they will amend the agreement if the Justice Department negotiates a conflicting consent decree with Minneapolis over racist policing patterns.