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Community development director outlines 2025 achievements and 2026 priorities for North Saint Paul
Summary
Ken Roberts, the city’s new community development director, summarized 2025 accomplishments—including a mobile food vendor licensing ordinance, code cleanup removing redundant contractor licenses, 818 building permits valued at nearly $11 million, a $47,684 SCORE grant, and a record cleanup event—and previewed 2026 projects and grant timelines.
Ken Roberts, who began as the city’s community development director on April 28, 2025, gave a department-level review of 2025 and a forward look at priorities for 2026, covering parks and recreation, planning and zoning, economic development, permitting and licensing, and community services.
Roberts listed several 2025 accomplishments: the mobile food vendor ordinance adopted in early 2025; removal of redundant city mechanical and contractor licenses after reviewing state licensing; and an updated city fees and charges…
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