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Regional study finds need for 4,800 housing units; Red River Council outlines SPARC builds, rehab funds and tax-credit plans
Summary
Red River Regional Council leaders told the commission a regionwide housing study identified a need for 4,800 additional units (excluding Grand Forks city) by 2030; they described local programs including the SPARC building initiative, a $1 million single-family rehab fund, and plans to pursue tax-credit and modular housing pilots.
Dawn Mant, executive director of the Red River Regional Council, and Lisa Roffel, leader of Red River Community Housing Development Organization, told the Grand Forks County Commission that a regionwide housing study completed in August identified a need for roughly 4,800 additional housing units by 2030 (the study excludes Grand Forks city). The presenters outlined a mix of production, rehabilitation and financing strategies aimed at addressing shortages that local employers say are constraining workforce growth.
"We forecasted the need for 1,500 new employees in just our small towns in Region 4," Mant said, summarizing business interviews. The presenters also said Region 4 accounts for…
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