Becky Olson writes: >in the McKenzie report, 52 housing units by the City, however, >Whittier completed 100plus units with NRP 1, 57% of our dollars. Where does >this fit in??? I'm confussed, can someone clear this up?? Is the 52 not part >of NRP1?? >WE did alot in Whittier and proud of it. And I think NRP has been a great >program, it may need tweeking, but much less then the MCDA. >Clear this up for me please.
The 52 unit number was calculated solely on the difference between demolition permits and new construction permits for the five year period of 1997-2001, ignoring units made available by rehab or as part of multi unit construction. The MCDA Multifamily program alone, for example, reported to McKinsey earlier this year that MCDA Multifamily housing production for the 5-year period from 1996 to 2001 was 7,475 units (new and rehab). The $1 billion expenditure figure represented the total expenditures of the NRP, Planning Department and MCDA over that same period regardless of the nature of the expenditure. McKinsey did add a footnote -- usually ignored --, "Note: Departments had focus on and impact in other development areas beyond housing and job creation. The $1 billion/52 unit comparison has become one of the great sound bites of the McKinsey Report but it was a flawed presentation of statistics that did a disservice to the NRP, the MCDA and the Planning Department. Jack Kryst Manager, Project Planning & Finance Minneapolis Community Development Agency (612) 673-5130 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
