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International Falls council approves routine items including HRA ordinance first reading, Backus lease month-to-month and fund transfer
Summary
The International Falls City Council approved a package of administrative measures including an HRA ordinance first reading for a $12 million apartment rehab, a month-to-month lease for the police at Backus, a sales-tax fund transfer, and other routine business.
The International Falls City Council handled a series of administrative and routine agenda items during the same meeting at which it advanced design work for the Kutaska Building.
Key actions and outcomes:
- Housing and Redevelopment Authority: The council approved the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to exercise powers under Minnesota Statutes chapter 462C to assist a private developer with rehabilitation of the property known as West Falls Estates. City staff said the project is a $12,000,000 rehabilitation; councilors were told the city would not be liable and the project would not affect the city’s debt-service ratios. Motion: first reading approved; mover: Councilor Buller; second: Councilor Wagner; roll-call…
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