Yard Signs Remember Hortman’s Local Legacy
Signs around Brooklyn Park are serving as a quiet tribute to Rep. Melissa Hortman (DFL-Brooklyn Park).
Last week, 200 yard signs were installed along Edinbrook Parkway. They bore two different messages: “Thank you, Melissa” and “Brooklyn Park Strong.”
Community advocate Cindy Hill, a longtime friend and neighbor of Hortman’s, helped make it happen.
After meeting with her other neighbors, Hill felt she had to do something to honor Hortman’s legacy.
The “Thank You Melissa” signs decorate neighbors’ houses in Brooklyn Park. These are accompanied by “Brooklyn Park Strong” signs.
Melissa and Mark Hortman, along with their dog, were killed in an act of politically-motivated violence in their Brooklyn Park home on June 14.
“I wanted everybody who was on those streets to know that she was loved, and that we wanted to thank her for everything that she’s done,” Hill explained.
The signs were set up along Edinbrook in time for the Hortmans to lay in state.
Hill had buttons, t-shirts and signs printed through Minuteman Press. The 200 signs were available for community members to take for their lawns on Monday.
As of Monday afternoon, most of the signs were in lawns. Hill said she hopes this also reminds people that Hortman was Brooklyn Park’s first, and a true member of their community.
More signs are in the works for the community to buy. Hill said details will be posted on Facebook when they are available.
