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Tower council approves resolution to seek Greater Minnesota housing grant, pledges matching funds
Summary
The City of Tower council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-006 on May 19, 2025, authorizing an application to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for a Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grant and committing matching funds to support the Harbor Project.
On May 19, 2025, the City of Tower City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-006 authorizing submission of an application to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for a Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grant and a statement committing the city to provide matching funds. Councilor Van DeVoort moved the resolution and Councilor Joe Morin seconded; the motion passed with all five council members voting yes.
The resolution directs staff to pursue state housing infrastructure funding to support the Harbor Project and affirms the city’s intent to provide required matching funds as part of the application package. The minutes do not specify the size of the requested grant, the amount of matching funds the city intends to commit, or a project timeline.
Council members recorded as present for the vote were Mayor David Setterberg and Councilors Joe Morin, Robert Anderson, Kevin Norby, and Van DeVoort. Clerk/Treasurer Michael Schultz was noted as staff present. The minutes do not record public comment, questions from the public, or further amendments to the resolution.
The next procedural step is the submission of the application to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; award and any required contracting or appropriation would be subject to agency review and future council action if a grant is awarded.
