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121 <br />Existing Housing Programs <br />Anoka County Programs <br />r grams; h wcvcr, thcy arc im rtant t n tc as the City f Ramscy activcly su its thcsc <br />thcsc r g <br />Ad iti nally, thcsc t is arc inclu c in this sccti n t r vi c a iti nal rcs urccs f r rcsidcnts, <br />n tcntial rcsidcnts, f the City <br />4-Anoka County Community Action Program (ACCAP) for Affordable Housing <br />Affordable Housing is a partnership between ACCAP and Anoka County Corrections to construct <br />affordable housing in Anoka County. The goal of the program is to build two new homes each year <br />using inmate labor to reduce construction costs making homeownership for eligible buyers very <br />affordable. These homes are available to buyers who have completed the Home Ownership_ <br />Program offered by ACCAP. <br />-Anoka County - Housing & Redevelopment Authority <br />Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ACHRA) was created in December 1994 and <br />is responsible for the administration of federal, state, and Anoka County programs. They provide <br />housing and redevelopment services to many communities in Anoka County, including Ramsey. The <br />City of Ramsey utilizes ACHRA dollars for numerous nroiects that sunnort the Citv's coals and <br />visions. including those related to affordable housing. The City will continue to utilize this program_ <br />for development of affordable housing. cleanup of residential sites. and other applications if <br />deemed fitting of the Citv's goals. The City would also utilize these dollars to support efforts to <br />explore the preservation of expiring low-income housing tax credit properties. <br />Anoka County - Senior Housing <br />Anoka County owns four properties, managed by Great Lakes Management Company, with market <br />rate rental units for residents 55 years and older. <br />4-Anoka County - MN Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program (MNRLP) <br />Owner -occupied properties in Anoka County that are either single-family detached home, <br />townhome, duplex, or condominium, or manufactured homes that are taxed as real or personal <br />property can apply for eligible improvements including: Roof, furnace/boiler, insulation, radon <br />mitigation, lead paint hazards, siding, handrails, plumbing, smoke/CO detectors, well and septic <br />systems, electrical wiring, windows/doors. Applicants must meet the income requirements based <br />on household size and other borrower requirements. <br />When we would use these: The City of Ramsey cannot actively maintain or manage these <br />nrograms: however. they are imnortant to note as the City of Ramsey actively sunnorts these <br />nrograms and will lend their sunnort to maintaining these nrograms in any way nossihle. The City <br />would. and has in the nast. utilize ACHRA dollars to support a variety of housing needs, including <br />development of affordable housing and gan funding for nroiects with community benefit. The <br />Anoka County nrograms listed above support a variety of local housing needs and will remain <br />nrograms widely used by the City to sunnort housing goals. The City Council makes formal reauests <br />to Anoka County on behalf of the City. and would make reauests to utilize ACHRA dollars for items <br />city of RAMSEY <br />Comprehensive Plan 2040 <br />