housing

During our "Voices For Veterans" segment on WJON today I talked with St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable and the CEO of Sand Industries Jamie Thielen. The two talked about the new Apartment building that will be available for veterans that are currently fighting with homelessness issues.

Waite Park is exploring ways to better utilize the undeveloped areas of the city at they look towards the future. The city last updated their comprehensive plan back in 2006, and felt with the change in development and growth of the city, the ideas planned for those areas do not fit the mold for today.

A Foley housing development has received final approval to better accommodate housing on some vacant lots. Kampa Meadows has been looking to convert its 6 twin home lots into 3 single family lots to make the area more marketable.

Residents of Foley voiced their concerns regarding some improvements for Kampa Meadows. The city council held a public hearing last (Tuesday) night to better clarify the improvements wanting to be done in the area.

A Foley housing development is looking to better accommodate the demand for the market. Foley has been looking at ways to grow the city to make it a destination for new businesses and residents.

A new report shows Minnesota's strengthening metro housing market may be making it more difficult for homeless people to find permanent housing.

The University of Minnesota is preparing to offer gender-neutral housing at its Twin Cities campus.

The St. Cloud community housing study draft was presented today at city hall.

Local providers of emergency shelter, rent and mortgage funding are about to face a major challenge. FEMA has slashed the amount of emergency housing support funding from 2.9 million dollars to 1.1 million dollars for the state of Minnesota.