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Edina Housing Task Force DRAFT March 2006 Foster Diversity. A diverse community makes for a healthy commu- nity and it Is Important to maintain housing to accommodate such di- versity. Former leaders of Edina have embraced projects that have fos- tered diversity. just as early immigrants established roots and became "Edinans", immigrants today desire the opportunity to do the same. Early frontier settlers in the I800's were young, mostly under 40, with varying ethnic backgrounds (Swedes, Germans, Scots and Irish). By 1889, Edina had become a prosperous farm community of diverse ori- gins. Seventy years later a gravel pit was transformed Into a cutting edge mixed -use development providing affordable housing alternatives for the area. All of these actions were the result of strong leadership and foresight. . ; T r4t, v Diversity in a communijyr tsf positive. Diversity shout III be achieved at the expen existing stakeholders b, can be accomplished thr, g= innovative techniques th yi volve a variety of fu In , sources, public and pr atie Minnesota is projecte' `f`.. Settlers In their farm yard, 1908. grow by I.4 million peop 2030, a million of who : ��x y live in the greater metr "i aarr�TT t,te.. f rojvs jgher than any other Midwestern or ortheaster n state�ut Iew ampshire. Currently, Minnesota's minority populations total twelve percent. A portion of the new community members will be minority and immi- grant populations. It is anticipated that minorities may comprise one - quarter of the metropolitan area's next generation of workers. Diversity embraces people at all stages of life —youth, young families, hard workers, active retirees, frail elderly, civic employees and the like. Currently, 23% of Edina residents are seniors, 12% of residents are dis- abled, 6% are foreign born and one in three live alone10. Diversity also embraces people In a broad range of income levels. To facilitate di- " 2000 US Census.