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• Richfield's Process • The City of Richfield is currently working on its seventh Habitat for Humanity house since 1993. • Substandard homes are acquired by voluntary sellers. Once the lot is cleared and the site is prepared, the City donates the property as a second mortgage to Habitat for Humanity. • A community meeting is held in each neighborhood that a Habitat home is constructed. • There have been neighborhoods in high support of these projects and others opposed. Educating people on the program usually helps smooth over the opposition. • Staff initiated the first project,however Hennepin County also has a market rate new construction program and an affordable housing program. City of Colombia Heights Colombia Heights has participated in six or seven single-family projects. Planner Tim Johnson expressed a high level of satisfaction with the Habitat for Humanity program. Funding—Most Recent Project • The City purchased a distressed property,which was originally zoned single-family but was subdivided to create a twin home. • • $20,000 city dollars • $70,000 in HOME funds were used • Habitat paid the difference Funding—Past Project • Tax forfeiture acquisition that the City bought and sold to Habitat • CDBG funds were probably used to assist with this project but Mr.Johnson was uncertain Funding—Additional Projects • Properties were purchased by Habitat directly and did not require a city subsidy or other grant dollars. City of Buffalo Funding—First and only project thus far in Wright County • HRA donated the SAC &WAC fees • Building permit was donated by the City's building inspector,who is contracted out Central MN Housing Partnership General Comments • The Central MN Housing Partnership does not work a lot with Habitat as Habitat's programs are very specific and they also do not utilize any government funding • (except land development assistance) for their projects which most of the Housing Partnership's programs utilize.