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Clay County commission approves $300,000 HRA levy to fund housing programs
Summary
The Clay County Board of Commissioners granted consent for the Clay County Housing and Redevelopment Authority to levy $300,000 for 2026, a request HRA leaders said leverages state and federal programs for homeowner rehabilitation, homelessness prevention and rental assistance.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners voted to allow the Clay County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to levy a special benefit tax of $300,000 for 2026, the HRA’s executive director told the board on Tuesday.
The levy was presented by Dara Lee, executive director of the Clay County HRA, who described the proposal as “approximately 17% of the maximum HRA levy of almost $1,800,000” and said the request would amount to “a cost of $3.11 per $100,000 in taxable market value.” Lee said most households would pay less than $10 a year for the levy, which the HRA uses to support housing programs across Clay County.
Lee told commissioners the HRA uses levy dollars to expand access to the Minnesota Cities…
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