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Council tables Housing Authority 2026 levy request for more information
Summary
Council members asked staff for clearer budget detail and reserve figures before acting on the Housing Authority's 2026 levy request and voted 6–1 to table the item to Sept. 15 to allow staff to return with additional data.
The Brainerd City Council on Tuesday deferred action on the Housing Authority's (HA) 2026 levy request, directing staff to provide additional budget detail and reserve figures before taking a vote.
Council President Johnson asked HA liaison Kevin Joerger to explain the requested levy. Joerger said wage and benefit increases and recent turnover were "a big driver" of the HA's budget request and that the HA board was unanimous in advancing the number to the council. City staff confirmed that a reduction in projected Minnesota Housing…
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