(KNSI) – Several local organizations are holding a Workforce Housing Summit to encourage the construction of affordable housing around St. Cloud.
Central Minnesota Home Builders Association‘s government affairs expert Steve Gottwalt says the lack of affordable housing has “been an issue that’s been on a slow burn for a long time. As the workforce becomes a top priority for businesses and communities there is a serious question about where are these people going to live?”
Gottwalt says their focus will be on building new housing for workers. “Where are those people that we need in our community going to live affordably? So that’s hopefully going to drive us through some really important conversations about how do you build a basic house that somebody would want to live in.”
The summit will be held on March 23rd at St. Cloud State University and is being put together by the CMBA, St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce, SCSU, the United Way of Central Minnesota and others.
More details will be released in the coming weeks.
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