A new housing infrastructure program is about to produce results. The South Dakota Legislature and Governor approved a $200-million program early this year, hoping to have it up and running by spring.
It took longer than that because rules had to be written. The first batch of applications will be considered within the next few weeks.
State Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree is pleased with the way it’s going.
Even though it’s called a Housing Infrastructure program, it’s really a workforce development plan.
Senator Crabtree says the idea is to help developers build the infrastructure for housing. The end result is more housing for the people needed in the workforce.
The first application session will be closed on July 24th. Crabtree says more applications are expected in August and September.