For residents of St. Louis Park with opinions or concerns about their local housing situation, an opportunity to be heard is on the horizon. The Housing Authority of St. Louis Park has announced a public hearing to discuss their 2026 Annual Plan, slated for October 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The venue for this community engagement is City Hall, located at 5005 Minnetonka Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN 55416. The draft plan, an important document influencing how housing policies are shaped for the next year, is now accessible for public review at the Housing Authority office in City Hall, as well as online at the city’s official website.
If you feel motivated to weigh in on the upcoming housing policies but find attending in person a challenge, fret not; your written or emailed comments are welcome and must be received by 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting, according to the Housing Authority’s notice. Mailed correspondence should head to City Hall’s address, or you can email your thoughts to [email protected]; your perspectives will be included as attachments to the staff report so long they arrive before the agenda packet is put together and distributed, any input received after that will be promptly presented to the HA Board and entered into the public archive during the meeting.
The event underscores the Housing Authority’s commitment to inclusivity, as auxiliary aids are offered for individuals with disabilities, requests for which should be made by calling 952.924.2575 at least 96 hours before the meeting. For any lingering questions or clarifications, the Housing Authority is encouraging direct contact with Marney Olson at 952.924.2196.
It’s imperative that St. Louis Park residents take this chance to engage in civic participation; after all, the decisions made now will reverberate through the community’s housing landscape in the years to come, and letting your voice be heard could make all the difference in shaping policies that reflect the views and needs of the public this is not merely about speaking up but about shaping the very fabric of one’s living environment for the foreseeable future.
