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Committee hears pitch for $44.66 million in state bonds for The Heights redevelopment in St. Paul
Summary
Senate File 2644 requests $44.66 million in housing infrastructure bonds to complete the Heights redevelopment on the former Hillcrest Golf Course in Saint Paul, a 112-acre project planned for 1,000 housing units and 1,000 jobs; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 2644, presented to the Minnesota Senate Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention, requests $44,660,000 in housing infrastructure bonds to fund the public portion of The Heights development, a redevelopment of the former Hillcrest Golf Course on Saint Paul’s East Side.
Senator Hurd, the bill’s sponsor, described the request as “the last 8 percent of the financing package” for a project that will provide 1,000 housing units and 1,000 living‑wage jobs on a 112‑acre site. Mayor Melvin Carter, representing the City of Saint Paul, said the Saint Paul Port Authority purchased the site in 2019 and that the city adopted a Hillcrest master plan in 2022. Carter emphasized the project’s scale and…
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