We ask the candidates for West St. Paul City Council and mayor about engaging renters and if they support more housing.

We ask the candidates for West St. Paul City Council and mayor about engaging renters and if they support more housing.
A renters’ rights workshop is coming to West St. Paul to empower renters: “Too many renters feel threatened and afraid of losing their home if they speak out,” said organizer James Johnson Jr.
After three years and a long fight, neighbors rejoice as 927 Charlton is demolished.
A new development of 58 townhomes is proposed for the eastern portion of the former Thompson Oaks golf course along Oakdale Avenue in West St. Paul.
Eviction notices have gone out at a West St. Paul apartment complex in the midst of complaints about property maintenance and safety. Residents reported broken elevators and going without heat all winter, claims management denied.
Proposed property tax statements recently hit West St. Paul mailboxes, prompting a round of bemused head scratching and fist shaking about what it really means. We try to explain.