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Edina HRA approves $875,382 in Local Affordable Housing Aid for rental aid, ownership preservation and disability housing repairs
Summary
The Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Aug. 28 approved distribution of $875,381.99 in Local Affordable Housing Aid to three programs: $200,000 to emergency rental assistance provider VEEP, $581,881.99 for an affordable ownership preservation program, and $93,500 for repairs at two Mount Olivet Rolling Acres group homes.
The Edina Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Aug. 28 approved a plan to spend $875,381.99 in Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA) across three programs intended to prevent homelessness, preserve modest ownership housing and fund repairs to homes for people with disabilities.
Manager Stephanie Hawkinson, HRA staff, said the quarter‑cent sales tax proceeds designated by the legislature for LAHA totaled $875,381.99 for Edina in 2025, an increase over a partial‑year 2024 allocation. “This is the second year that we have received the funding,” Hawkinson said, describing eligible uses as emergency rental assistance, acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable housing, financing, and operation of emergency shelters.
Hawkinson proposed and the HRA approved the following allocations: $200,000 to Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEEP) for emergency rental assistance; $581,881.99 to the city’s affordable ownership preservation program (administered through Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and Homes Within Reach); and $93,500 for…
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