The City of Bemidji has three meetings this Tuesday. The Public Affairs Committee will meet first at 5:15 p.m., to review the tourist information center lease with Visit Bemidji. The regular council meeting begins at 6 p.m., and the Bemidji Economic Development Authority will meet immediately after the regular council meeting adjourns. During the BEDA…
The Bemidji Housing and Redevelopment Authority was awarded $32,503 as part of CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to a release, the $5.6 million in funding to 60 public housing authorities throughout Minnesota are designed to help low-income Minnesotans secure and retain affordable housing amid the pandemic. “This…
The Bemidji City Council has some interest in creating a Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, district for a new housing development in the city. The housing project, “Mountain View Meadows” according to Puddle Duck Properties leader Mitch Rautio, will incorporate both single-family homes and multi-family units with income thresholds. The development wouldn’t be affordable or…
Bemidji’s HRA recently received another grant from the Housing and Urban Development for the Foster Youth to Independence Initiative. Almost $100,000 was distributed across the country recently, and the Bemidji Housing and Redevelopment Authority was able to secure an additional $5,100 voucher. The program aims to help youth moving out of the foster care system…
Denae Alamano, executive director of the United Way of Bemidji Area, announced during a celebratory luncheon Thursday afternoon that the fall fundraising campaign exceeded its goal. Danae Alamano announces fundraising total as $525,190 The goal was set at $500,000 last year, and through donations and employee contributions, as well as events such as the Chili…
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced yesterday that the Bemidji Housing and Redevelopment Authority will receive nearly $30,000 in funding for HUD’s new Foster Youth to Independence Initiative. According to a release, this funding will assist young adults transitioning out of foster care and who are at risk of homelessness. Bemidji’s HRA…
