Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the original goal of the NRP was to maintain/upgrade the housing stock in Minneapolis and to prevent further deterioration. Hence the requirement that 50% of the funds be spent on housing.
I know in Seward part of the money was used to buy blighted property and rehab or sell to qualified buyers who would bring it up to code. That way the whole neighborhood benefited from the expenditure -- rich and poor alike. I think restricting these monies 50% to low income people would put severe constraints on the flexibility of the program to produce these wider benefits. However, I have to give you that it's an ingenious idea. Barbara Nelson Burnsville Once and future Minneapolitan _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
