Sep 10

Sep 10 The Next Step: What can Rochester do to address affordable housing?

The Next Step • 2017

Introducing "The Next Step" — a new series where we ask local leaders and community members to weigh in on the issues of the day. More than a diagnosis of a problem, we are seeking out potential solutions and pushing the conversation forward. Join the discussion on Facebook.

Our first topic: Housing

What steps can we take as a community to ensure quality housing is within reach for our growing workforce? Are there programs or initiatives you support? What would it take to put these solutions into practice? Is progress already being made?

Opinion Archives

Steve Borchardt: Attractive housing choices essential for growing workforce

Steve Borchardt is a retired sheriff and the current Housing Initiative Director for the Rochester Area Foundation.

Patrick Seeb: Five strategies to address affordable housing

Patrick Seeb is the Director for Economic Development and Placemaking for the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency.

Sheila Kiscaden: Boomers could pave the way on affordable housing

Sheila Kiscaden is a former Minnesota State Senator and current Olmsted County Commissioner for District 6.

Cover: Aerial view of a neighborhood in south Rochester / Photo taken aboard a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor plane