Members' Update
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March 21, 2013 - Learning the Program Basics March 26, 2013 - Sec. 42 Housing Tax Credit Program: Qualifying the Household See attachments for more information
Send a Letter to Federal Lawmakers RE: Federal Budget TODAY! Please take a few moments to use the NAHRO Advocacy Action Center to send a letter to members of Congress. …
With this simple survey tool, Minnesota NAHRO hopes to provide Commissioner Tingerthal with information on projects that our member organizations have in their pipeline or under consideration. Use this link…
Potential Operating Reserves Offset Litigation DEADLINE December 1, 2012 to sign on as a Plaintiff - See full letter attached below In a joint effort with PHADA, NAHRO is supporting…
What is a Homes for All Legislative Ambassador? Homes for All Legislative Ambassadors are volunteer advocates that serve as the eyes and ears on all things housing in their legislative…
NCRC NAHRO Summer 2012 newsletter
Cool New Resource for NE Flood Recovery - Referrals for housing MHFA and Housing Link created an easy to use webpage to help households impacted by the flooding in NE…
Orness Plaza is Re-Dedicated On June 15th, 2012, the Mankato EDA along with the residents of Orness Plaza celebrated the completion of a 10 million gut rehab. To help celebrate, Vice President Walter Mondale, who first dedicated the building in 1971, was on hand to repeat the dedication. Also attending were Congressman Tim Walz, Dexter Sidney, Director of the Minneapolis HUD field office, along with staff from the field office;…
Emerging Leaders Subcommittee Report DeeAnna Bakken, Committee Chair The Emerging Leaders subcommittee is a group of professionals interested in the advancement in the affordable housing and community development industry. This group is designed to examine and promote the way in which we attract new professionals and those seeking professional advancement, how we encourage their participation and mentor their growth, how to connect them with networking opportunities that shows our encouragement…
DeeAnna Bakken, Chair of the Legislative Committee, Minnesota NAHRO Summer time fun occasionally keeps legislative thoughts at bay but it also makes for a great time to get to know your representatives better and to take photos of those fantastic events from across the state. Be sure to share them with us as well as stories of any meetings you’ve had with your representatives. (Such as the one attached to…
New Tool for NE Flood Recovery, RRDL RFP & MN NAHRO Awards RFP for RRDL Round 2 to be Published Monday, July 16th - Application Deadline August 28th MHFA has…
The SW Minnesota Group met on Wednesday June 20 in Jackson. We had 14 attendees. We had a guided tour from Chris Friend of Air Mechanical, who’s company had done…
A Great Summer Activity for Your Residents! Do you have entries to submit to the NAHRO "What Home Means to Me" Poster Calendar Contest prepared yet?? If not, there’s still…
North Central Regional Council of NAHRO, Spring 2012 Newsletter
NE Region April 2012 Update Dana Hiltunen, Executive Director of the Virginia Housing & RedevelopmentAuthority became the newest member of the North Eastern RegionalDevelopment Association on Friday, April 20th. Ms. Hiltunen was providedwith the groups official "Pocket Protector".In this photo from left to right - Anita- Hibbing, Debra- Cloquet/Carlton,Shelly-Eveleth/Gilbert, Diane- Itasca County and Dana-Virginia
The SW Minnesota Group met on Thursday February 6 in Windom. We had 16 attendees. We had an open discussion about elevator plans, different types of Hearings, PASS Scores, and smoke free buildings, Legislative, MN NAHRO, HUD updates. We went out for lunch to help celebrate the retirement of Vicki Flatgard. She retired after 40 years of being Executive Director at the Windom HRA, we wish her luck and hope…
Southeastern Regional Update – Jan 2012. Gary Lueders Info Exchange. The primary interaction has been through the info exchange. Some of the topics included pet policies, renter’s insurance, maintenance staff, resident’s painting, satellite dishes, property manager standards, service animals, entry way directories, and sick leave. Some of the members have found their way to Sharepoint – which is on the Olmsted County website and allows HRA’s to share information confidential. …
President’s Report I am honored to be representing Minnesota NAHRO as your President for the next two years. If you have questions or concerns regarding Minnesota NAHRO, please feel free to contact me, Shannon or any of the Board members. This is your organization and we want to make sure we are addressing members’ concerns. This is an exciting time for Minnesota NAHRO. Minnesota NAHRO is gearing up for the…
Legislative Report DeeAnna Bakken, Chair of the Legislative Committee, Minnesota NAHRO I am excited to begin my first newsletter as Legislative Chair with a ray of sunshine and am happy…
Greetings Minnesota NAHRO members. I just want to start by saying how promising 2012 is looking for Minnesota NAHRO! Many positive changes and updates occurred in 2011 and 2012 is looking even better. Specifically significant, and thanks to our great and dedicated staff, are the technological updates that have provided the possibilities of many new tools for our membership. In 2011 a new website was constructed with a new updated…
Regional News Metro Regional Report Contact: Diane Nordquist, City of St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development,
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West Central Regional Report Contact: Jeff Gaffaney, Fergus Falls/Ottertail County HRA,
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Southeast Regional Report Contact: Gary Lueders, Olmsted County HRA,
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Northeast Regional Report Contact: Deb Shaff, Cloquet/Carlston County HRA's,
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Southwest Regional Report Contact: Tammy Manderscheid, Pipestone HRA,
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Northwest Regional Report Contact: Karen Lunak, Crookston HRA,
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Southwest Regional Report We meet on December 15 in Worthington, for our Annual Christmas Meeting. Angelique Rhoden from Safe Rent spoke about background check and different thing her company had to offer. We also discussed how your PHA takes and processes application, elevator plans and what is happening at your agency. We then went to Pizza Ranch for lunch and returned to the HA, where we had an update on…
Professional Development Jennifer Keogh, Vice President, Professional Development The Professional Development (PD) Committee was incredibly busy during 2011, organizing and hosting two Minnesota NAHRO Chapter conferences. The committee, along with staff, spent countless hours putting together the details for the new venue at the Greysolon Ballroom and Sheraton in Duluth, MN. The new venue attracted a record number of attendees and provided high quality sessions, including walking tours hosted…
Senior Vice President’s Report By Randal Hemmerlin, Executive Director, Red Wing HRA I want to thank the voters of Minnesota NAHRO for their vote in September’s election. I appreciate…
Members News and Updates Vicki Flatgard has spent 40 years at the Windom HRA as the Executive Director – that has to be a record!!! Happy 40 years with the Windom HRA, to Vicki!!! Robert Schreier retires from City of Brooklyn Park, Best Wishes Bob! Barbara Spolein joins Minnesota Housing as Deputy Commissioner Melissa Taphorn joins Washington county HRA as Deputy Executive Director Congratulations to all!
Minnesota NAHRO Fall 2011 Report A Historic Event In A Historic Setting See Conference Photos Here! Thanks for joining us September 21-23, 2011 at the Historic Greysolon Plaza in Duluth, Minnesota The 2011 Minnesota NAHRO Annual Conference featured the latest housing and community development strategies and practices. Our National Experts included Jonathan Zimmerman – NAHRO “guru” on HCV; Michael Gifford – National Procurement expert; Nan McKay training on the latest PHAs…
On Wednesday, the Senate Capital Investment Committee met in Duluth to learn firsthand how state bonding resources can be used across the state. Rick Ball, Executive Director of the Duluth…
Your Opinion Counts - Link to the Survey Here - Just 10 Minutes The State of Minnesota, through its Departments of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Human Services (DHS), and…
