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Authorizing a loan up to $115,000 of $84,000 $34,000 from the HRA Business Assistance Fund to West 7th / Fort Road Federation, including a waiver of the Business Assistance Fund guidelines, toward the total project cost to (1) stabilize; (2) disassemble; (3) move; and (4) store the stones and other structural elements of the building, and (5) re-construct of the Justus Ramsey House, currently located at 242 West 7th Street, District 9, Ward 2
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WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the “HRA”) is a public body corporate and politic established pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.001, et seq. (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the HRA has the power to engage in development or redevelopment activities under Minnesota law and the HRA is authorized to engage in activities relating to (a) housing projects and development, (b) removal and prevention of the spread of conditions of blight or deterioration, (c) bringing substandard buildings and improvements into compliance with public standards, (d) disposition of land for private redevelopment, and (e) improving the tax base and the financial stability of the community, and to engage in the aforementioned activities
when these needs cannot be met through reliance solely upon private initiative and which can also be undertaken in targeted neighborhoods; and is authorized to create redevelopment projects as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.002, Subdivision 14; and
WHEREAS, the Justus Ramsey House was built in 1852 and is a locally designated historic preservation site, a state designate site, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, the Justus Ramsey House is currently located on the patio of Burger Moe’s restaurant and is in a state of disrepair, structurally unstable, unsafe and in danger of further collapse, and a Demolition Order from the City of Saint Paul has been issued; and
WHEREAS, West 7th ...
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