Craig Miller testified last night at the Senate Jobs, Housing and
Community Development Committee hearing at the State Capitol.
For an excellent review of the goings-on, read Jean Hopfensberger's
story in the Strib today at:
http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi?story=83821279&template=metro_a_cache
Craig did a fine job of outlining the problems faced by landlords.
While I don't personally agree with his conclusions, he is to be
commended for his testimony (the story didn't mention his name
as there were over 20 people who testified last night).
Many renters also made excellent presentations on why they
need relief in this ultra-tight housing market. As you know,
about half of the households in the City of Minneapolis are
rental, and with the vacancy rate at an all-time low, times are
tough for renters.
Next Monday night, the Committee will deal with another
set of housing bills, but those involve state subsidies for
affordable housing, which we hope will ease the housing
crunch in Minneapolis, and I think the landlords and the
tenants won't be far apart on those issues.
Don Jorovsky
New Brighton
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