[Mpls] 6,000 housing units?

[David Brauer]

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