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Duluth HRA seeks levy to support housing, security and development programs
Summary
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority presented a 2026 tax levy request to Duluth city council, asking to maintain last year’s levy level to fund projects including Mission Heights, security contracts, emergency repairs and workforce homeownership; council later tabled the formal levy resolution for two weeks.
Jill Keppers, executive director of the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority, presented the HRA's proposed 2026 tax levy to the City Council, describing how levy funds would support a wide range of housing programs and operations.
Keppers told council the HRA operates three main departments — rent subsidy, owned housing, and rehab and real estate — and a growing finance and central-office staff. She said the authority houses roughly 3,300 households daily, administers about $16 million in rental assistance paid to local landlords, and manages capital improvement funding and state rehab resources that support local construction work.
The HRA requested roughly $2.07 million in levy revenue in 2026, Keppers said, noting the request keeps the levy rate the same as last year so the authority can continue to capture revenue to support Mission Heights. Keppers gave itemized uses for levy dollars, including $490,000 to support owned housing and rent subsidy program shortfalls and Harbor Highlands phase 1; $300,000 for a high-rise security…
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