Detroit Lakes Works to Outmaneuver Pending Housing Crunch

Detroit Lakes works to outmaneuver pending housing crunch

DETROIT LAKES — Home costs are high, interest rates are high, construction costs are high. And Detroit Lakes lost the ability to protect subdivision zoning in the two-mile radius around city limits. So what’s a growing city that needs more housing to do? The cost of building a new house is more than most middle-income people can afford — the city’s median income was about $62,000 in 2023, and the cost to build a moderate to higher-cost home is $…

City Council has fiery debate over housing, Breezy Summit Resolution

By Willis Patenaude   Housing, housing, housing!