City Of Golden Valley issued the following announcement on Nov. 21.
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) has a proposed 2021 tax levy of $72,000. Residents should have received their 2021 property tax statement in the mail last week and this levy is included with the other special tax districts on that statement.
For a median Golden Valley home, valued at $335,000, the levy for $72,000 is an additional $4.95/year
This proposed tax levy along with $90,000 of its own housing fund monies will be put towards accomplishing the following goals in 2021.
Housing
- Lead implementation of the City’s housing initiative.
- Build collaborative relationships with multi-family property owners and managers, civic groups, industry groups, and non-profit organizations.
- Lead implementation of the City’s economic development strategy.
- Coordinate efforts around business retention and attraction.
- Support low interest loans for improvements on naturally occurring affordable housing properties.
- Support home renovation programs for seniors.
- Support community land trust, down payment assistance, gap funding for first time home buyers, and more.
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