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St. Paul budget adds roughly $13 million for housing production, affordability and downtown conversion
Summary
The mayor’s 2026 proposal includes more than $13 million in housing and economic opportunity investments funded mainly by the Housing Trust Fund and local affordable housing aid (LAHA). Allocations include $5 million for office-to-housing conversions, $2 million for down-payment assistance, and ongoing LAHA-funded contracts for supportive housing.
Madeline Mitchell, the city’s budget manager, described housing and economic opportunity as one of three primary themes in the proposed 2026 budget and said the city is allocating “more than 13,000,000 altogether” for those efforts.
Key housing production and affordability items listed in the presentation include:
- $5,000,000 for office-to-housing…
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