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From the most recent issue of Skyway News, reporter Scott Russell
reports on City of Minneapolis Mayor RT Rybak counting 251 new shelter mats as new production of 'affordable housing.' http://www.skywaynews.net/display/inn_news/news01.txt From the article: The city's goal is to produce or preserve 650 affordable housing units this year, according to Mayor R.T. Rybak's city Web page. The city had produced 518 units by the end of the third quarter, or 80 percent of its goal. Plus, it has 1,161 units in the pipeline. However, more than half of those completed units -- 288 of the 518 -- are emergency shelter beds funded through federal Emergency Shelter Grants. That arithmetic doesn't sit well with some shelter providers, such as Allison Hoberg, men's shelter director for St. Stephens, 2201 Clinton Ave. S. The city counted St. Stephens' 35 beds toward the affordable housing goal. "I would hope they are not including shelter beds as increasing affordable housing in Minneapolis," Hoberg said. "We are only allowed to be open overnight. There are no people here during the day. We are bunks and mats on the floor. I definitely wouldn't call that affordable housing." I found this info interesting--Margaret Hastings-Kingfield-Mpls
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