Re: Scots M's message (included below):
So it would seem... However...
There are two new houses at the end of my block. One was built on a double
sized lot. I remember the lot price being around $5000 after MCDA cleared
it. (Keith Ford or Darrel Hall will probably correct me on that).
Both houses are full 2 story, 3 BR, attached 2 car garrage, 2.5 Baths,
full basements. They sell for $174,900. YIKES!! That may not be all that
affordable for a lot of families in need of housing.
I only mention that to note what can happen when we fill those empty lots.
I complained to a Channel 11 reporter a couple of months ago when they
blamed all of the Metro affordable housing woes on the "MUSA" line and the
Met-Council. I told him of the hundreds of vacant lots or vacant and
boarded houses in Minneapolis. I was told by him that these lots and lots
of lots in in Minneapolis were insignificant. They are significant to me.
But I drift away from list members in the news...
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Rich McMartin
Bryant
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> List Manager wrote:
>
> > Russell Peterson hits the big time just as he leaves Minneapolis:
>
> After reading this article, I wonder what is being done about the fair
> number of vacant lots and apparently abandoned homes in north
> Minneapolis (south of Dowling, in particular). To my eyes, I see a lot
> of empty lots, burned out or vacant homes. I do not have any exact
> numbers, but it seems to me that filling the empty lots and renovating
> or replacing the empty/burned out houses could help address the
> shortage of affordable housing.
>
> I know that the MCDA owns a number of empty lots, but I also know that
> they are frequently selling lots for development. But what of the
> other lots? Does it take a long time for a vacant lot to be filled?
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