St. Paul: $4 Million Set Aside To Revive Six Neighborhoods

The Housing and Redevelopment Authority approved more than $4 million for strategic purchases of vacant buildings in need of rehab in six areas. The hope is that by focusing on a few blocks and removing blighted properties, or fixing them up so people can move in, other neighbors will be encouraged to improve their houses. The money comes from the Invest St. Paul program, a $25 million initiative to improve four struggling neighborhoods Frogtown, North End, Lower East Side and Dayton's Bluff. The recent $4 million will be used to improve Frogtown, North End, Lower East Side and Dayton's Bluff, Payne-Phalen, North End, Thomas Dale/Summit University, West Seventh and the West Side.