HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 11-27 Maplewood Mayor Urges Village To Form HRA DISPATCH Maplewood Mayor
Urges Village
To Form HRA
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Mayor Les Axdahl has plewood can operate an
renewed his plea:for Ma- HRA at minimal cost by
plewood to form a hous- "combining staffs, so we
ing and redevelopment don't have to go with an
authority(HRA). " entirely separate organi-
His past'requests have zation."
been sent toile planningThe" village's adminis
commission and the hu- trative staff, he said,
man relations commis- should review "alterna-
sion for study, - tives," including a joint
But at a recent village HRA with St. Paul or
council meeting, the some neighboring sub-
mayor-called for setting orbs
up an HRA "without de-
lay." "Let's find out what
As justification for his might be operable," he
st and, Axdahl cited Gov. commented.-
Anderson's recent pro- Axdahl called for vil-
posal for the legislature lage attorney Don Lais
to 'authorize a $100-mil- to report on procedures
lion fund 'for low-cost for establishing an-HRA
loans to HRAsat the council's next
"Unless we get some- ' meeting,this Thursday.
thing going on this," the The report, he said,
mayor warned, "we'll be should include listing of
at the wrong end again. the start-up and continu-
He suggests that Ma- ing costs.