Social Justice

The DMC EDA, City of Rochester and UMR will begin discussions about future sub-district development. 

DMCC Meeting Packet with affordable housing breakout.

Heart of the City status reported to DMCC. 

Status presented to DMCC Feb. 2019 meeting

The Destination Medical Center Corporation (DMCC) Board of Directors at its February meeting, approved a resolution supporting two preliminary mobility hub locations in Rochester, MN, and authorizing up to $400,000 in financial support for additional studies and engineering.

The RFP is open to all interested parties and has a submission deadline of February 15, 2019.

Here are 6 comments / Suggestions that that Councilman Wojcik sent do the DMC EDA and Board pertaining to how DMC can have a positive impact on the affordability of housing in the district and beyond.

"Bloom International Realty may be rethinking plans to build the second phase of its $230 million riverfront development in downtown Rochester." 

The “Traveling While Black” exhibit being developed by the History Center of Olmsted County will chronicle the challenges faced by black motorists prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

Updates from Tony Williams, Science Museum of Minnesota

The City of Rochester is looking to have up to 10 floors of housing constructed on top of a brand new 650 unit parking ramp.

This is in both a targeted census tract, an opportunity zone and a couple blocks from the Mayo Clinic. The city spent an addition $500k to ensure footings could serve up to 10 addition levels of housing.