Did the Metropolitan Council force this development on New Brighton?

No. The Metropolitan Council only establishes broad goals for the metropolitan area. Every ten years, those broad goals are encapsulated in a regional planning document. State statute requires cities to adopt a comprehensive plan that is consistent with the regional planning document, but cities retain full authority to determine how to develop within their respective communities.

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1. What is the history of this property and why is the City involved?
2. Why did the developers move forward with a mix of townhomes and multi-family housing on this land? Why wasn't it developed into single-family homes?
3. Traffic is already a problem and this will only make things worse, won't it?
4. Why did this project come out of nowhere?
5. Why wasn't more of an effort made in informing the public about the Comprehensive Plan and the New Brighton Elementary Redevelopment Project?
6. Did the Metropolitan Council force this development on New Brighton?
7. What is the value of the land pre-project?
8. Could the site have been developed with single-family homes?
9. Why were Dominium and Pulte selected as the developers?
10. Don't build more section 8 housing in New Brighton or near my home!
11. What replaced section 8 housing and why is it different?
12. Are there local examples of Dominium's product using LIHTC?
13. If the housing is that nice, how can it possibly be "affordable"?
14. Will these new buildings bring additional crime to the area?
15. Will these new buildings bring additional crime to the area?