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City Manager Arndt outlines housing, infrastructure and economic wins in State of the City

Mankato City Council · March 23, 2026
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Summary

City Manager Arndt highlighted a supportive-housing groundbreaking, a new housing land trust, transit ridership gains, a reverse-osmosis pilot for the water plant, airport funding wins and multiple infrastructure projects in his annual report to the Mankato City Council.

City Manager Arndt presented the 2025 State of the City to the Mankato City Council, summarizing accomplishments and setting priorities for 2026 across housing, infrastructure, public safety and economic development.

Housing topped the presentation: Arndt said the city will break ground the next day on a supportive-housing project developed with Partners in Housing and Blue Earth County, and that the city created a housing land trust to help manage affordability. He told the council the city helped secure more than…

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