On May 17, 2005, at 9:48 AM, Steve Brandt wrote:
Margaret Hastings asks whether Mayor Rybak is correct in claiming
credit for 6,000 new housing units.
I didn't hear the mayor's claim firsthand, but here is what his Web
site says:
Since January 2002, 5,839 new units of housing have been started in
the city. In 2004 alone the City issued building permits for 2,730
units of housing worth over $387 million.
Here's what's on the Metro Council web site for the number of
Minneapolis new housing units permitted during the first three years
of the Rybak administration:
2002: 1606
2003: 1235
2004: 1700
Another note: at the convention, Rybak delineated between the 6,000
units created and 2,000 units he labeled affordable. I was not taking
notes, so I don't know whether he specified an affordability standard;
I think he did.
Hopefully, someone from the campaign can clarify...
David Brauer
Kingfield
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