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Living In Carver County MinnesotaAuthor: Greg Anderson
An insider's guide to the people and places that make Carver County Minnesota a fantastic place to live and work and raise a family. We visit with dedicated people who through their jobs, volunteer actives or their businesses, make an important difference in our local communities. The cities of Chaska, Chanhassen, Victoria, Waconia, Cologne, Norwwood Young America, Mayer, Watertown, New Germany and Hamburg as well as in the townships area are places we will be featuring and we'll be talking to behind the scenes people who are stepping up, doing their best every day to make things better. Language: en Genres: Daily News, News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Melodie Bridgman – Inside the Carver County CDA: Down Payment Assistance, Land Trusts & the Wild Chaska Yards Story
Episode 11
Thursday, 12 February, 2026
Melodie Bridgeman from the Carver County Community Development Agency pulls back the curtain on programs most residents don't know exist. We dig into the CDA's down payment assistance offering up to $50,000 in forgivable loans for first-time buyers, break down how Community Land Trusts let families purchase $400,000 homes at $250,000 price points, and Melodie tells the full story behind Chaska Yards—a decade-long project involving a yellow brick house moved at half a mile per hour, an accidental fire caused by a gecko heat lamp, and archaeologists excavating 1,900 artifacts from a historic outhouse pit.We also cover Section 8 and rental assistance (and clear up some misconceptions), resources for homeowners facing financial hardship, and Next Stage—the free entrepreneurial support program that helped 50 Carver County businesses secure nearly $3 million in financing last year.Whether you're a first-time buyer wondering how to afford Carver County, a landlord curious about voucher programs, or someone with a business idea you've been sitting on, this episode has something for you.CarverCDA.org | NextStageMN.org
