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After 14 years with the Red Wing Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Randal Hemmerlin is retiring as Executive Director, and it’s not a retirement without a party! Randal has led the HRA in projects throughout the city that make living in Red Wing more accessible to everyone. The public is welcome to attend Randal’s virtual retirement gathering on Thursday, January 28, from 1-3 p.m. If you’d like to share some well wishes, send an email to kim.odman@ci.red-wing.mn.us to make arrangements to speak during the party. We hope you’ll join the HRA in thanking Randal for his years of service and wishing him well in retirement. Thanks, Randal!

Housing in Red Wing is on the upswing! Last night, City Council approved two requests from the Red Wing HRA. The first allows the HRA to allocate $30,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) to the Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity toward building three new homes in the city over the next three years. The second distributes $45,000 to the AHTF Homebuyers Assistance Program, which helps qualified home buyers. Those funds are available NOW so visit the HRA's website to learn more about the program and how to apply.