A resolution to transfer over $14.5 million dollars in unspent COVID relief to the Duluth Economic Development Authority for affordable housing, childcare, and blight reduction passed the Duluth City Council on Tuesday May 28th.
An approved transfer of $14.5 million to the Duluth Economic Development Authority should still support ongoing affordable housing investments but could also lead to other spending.
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From the editorial: "The city has other needs, too, (beyond affordable housing,) not the least of which is jobs-creating, property taxes-lowering economic development."