Historic Public Land Grab: MPHA, Mayor Frey and Council President Lisa Bender move forward to sell 717 scattered sites of public housing and 104.67 acres of public land through Section 18 Demolition & Disposition without public input or a city council vote.

This analysis will unpack the letter sent from Ben Carson and Trump’s U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to MPHA approving the sale of more than 640 buildings. These buildings consist of 717 single-family public housing homes, also known as scattered sites, and 104.67 acres of public land. This approval would not be possible without the written approval, support and lobbying to HUD by Mayor Jacob Frey and Council President Lisa Bender. The rest of the City Council Members especially Cam Gordon, Jeremiah Ellison, Abdi Warsame and Andrea Jenkins also passed a resolution embracing the privatization of public housing with the Department of Community Planning & Economic Development. The entire city government supports this plan that will displace thousands of people.

Read the analysis here: Historic Land Grab Of Scattered Site Public Housing