Could Duluth's housing stock handle a population increase?
Duluth used to house 110,000 people. Despite only having 86,000 now, there is not enough housing stock for the current population.
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Duluth used to house 110,000 people. Despite only having 86,000 now, there is not enough housing stock for the current population.
From the editorial: "The city has other needs, too, (beyond affordable housing,) not the least of which is jobs-creating, property taxes-lowering economic development."
A resolution to transfer $3,900,000 of American Rescue Plan funds to the Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority for affordable housing failed at the Duluth City Council meeting Monday, April 22. The vote was split evenly 4 to 4, causing the resolution to fail.
The council is not fully committed to earmarking the federal funds for affordable housing.
A proposed resolution would buck city administration's request for more flexibility as to how how Duluth's remaining pandemic-relief funds may be spent.