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Senate hearing spotlights demand for workforce rental housing; bill seeks $20 million for developments
Summary
Senate File 1512 would appropriate $20 million to Minnesota’s Workforce Housing Development Program; sponsors and witnesses said the program has funded hundreds of units in Greater Minnesota but demand exceeds supply.
State lawmakers and housing advocates urged the Minnesota Senate Housing Committee to fund the Workforce Housing Development Program, saying the program delivers market‑rate rental units that employers need.
Senator Paul Putnam told the committee that Senate File 1512 would appropriate $20 million to the Workforce Housing Development Program, which provides grants and deferred loans for construction, acquisition and financing related to market‑rate rental workforce housing.…
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