Affordable Housing

The homes on the site of the former Forest Lake School in Grand Rapids are the first community land trust homes in the county.

Organizers hosted a Save Cobb Cook Park rally before the Council meeting June 26 and spoke at the meeting. Monday's meeting appears to be a reaction to their efforts.

The low-income Red Pine tenants, all elderly or disabled, were given very little notice to vacate in June 2023 after building inspectors found structural issues.

The public has largely responded negatively to the plan to turn a Hibbing neighborhood park into 52-unit workforce housing to replace aging public housing.

Rep. Spencer Igo, R-Wabana Township, is in his second term at the Minnesota Legislature and serves as the Chair of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.

Later in the meeting, the Bemidji City Council voted to eliminate online meeting participation after a "Zoom bombing" on Feb. 5.

Many federal and state programs are designed to support large scale projects, and communities like Bigfork struggle to show they’re primed for them.

At least 24 Minnesotans lost their lives because of domestic violence in the state last year.

Temporary housing is also getting priority. In northeastern Minnesota, the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency has refurbished a memory care facility to serve as a homeless shelter.

Payday loans often have interest rates in the triple digits. Rob Aitken, executive director for Leech Lake Financial Services, is offering clients a way to use their paid-time-off as collateral for consumer loans.