St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her hoping to see taxpayers spared from $11M homeless plan

St. Paul leaders are weighing an $11 million homelessness plan as the mayor says she does not want city taxpayers to cover the cost.

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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS asked Mayor Kaohly Her about the City Council plan, which would shift focus from clearing encampments to outreach, temporary shelters and permanent housing. Her did not give a direct answer on whether she supports the full plan.

“To be honest, we’ve already invested quite a bit of funding, so the proposal that was put forth by City Council is … there’s not $11 million sitting around for us to put into this, to be honest, so we want to make sure w...