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Woodbury HRA sets 2026 ‘not-to-exceed’ levy at $250,000 to preserve state housing funding
Summary
The Woodbury Housing and Redevelopment Authority voted unanimously Sept. 24 to adopt a 2026 not-to-exceed HRA levy of $250,000, a move staff said is required to remain eligible for regional affordable‑housing dollars the city receives.
The Woodbury Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Sept. 24 adopted a resolution authorizing a 2026 not-to-exceed levy of $250,000, a levy HRA staff said the authority must keep at prior levels to remain eligible for larger regional housing funds.
Jamie Fritz, a city housing staff member, told the board the HRA has authority under Minnesota law to levy property taxes and that state rules require the HRA to adopt a not-to-exceed levy by Sept. 30 each year. Fritz said setting the limit preserves eligibility for a regional pool of housing dollars: “To receive so this year, we received we're going to receive $840,000 from this tax that everybody in the metro pays into,” Fritz said. She described the not-to-exceed amount as a ceiling that “cannot be increased from $250,000 but it can be lowered from there.”
The action matters because the state’s program expects cities and HRAs to continue contributing local revenues at historically established levels if they wish to draw on larger regional housing allocations. Fritz told commissioners the HRA’s maximum levy authority is 0.0185% of the taxing jurisdiction’s estimated market value.
Board discussion was brief. Commissioners asked only clarifying questions about the relationship between the local levy and receipt of the regional funds. Chair Burt and the five commissioners present voted to approve the resolution authorizing the levy; the meeting minutes record a unanimous roll-call vote.
The HRA motion adopted on the floor was recorded as: “Adopt HRA resolution authorizing the 2026 not-to-exceed HRA levy in the amount of $250,000.” The board adopted the motion by roll call; Member Wilson, Member Santini, Member Morris, Member Stafford and Chair Burt were recorded as voting aye.
The board’s adoption sets the levy ceiling only; staff may recommend a lower final levy before tax statements are finalized. Fritz and others noted the not-to-exceed figure is intended as a protective ceiling and that it preserves the HRA’s ability to participate in state and regional housing funding programs.
A copy of the HRA resolution and related materials will be filed with the city clerk and included with the city’s budget documents for 2026.
