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2016 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />46 <br /> <br /> <br />VII. Community Planning and Economic <br />Development <br />In 2012, the city selcted WSB & Associates, Inc as their <br />consultant planner to complete all planning related work <br />for the city in an effort to be more efficient with the <br />services provided to the residents and to be conscious of <br />expenditures associated with planning. Breanne Rothstein, <br />AICP serves as the city’s planner, and she serves as the <br />staff liaision to the Planning Commission, reviews all land <br />use and development applications, work with residents on <br />a variety of home improvement projects, and completes all <br />long range planning for the City of St. Anthony. <br />DEMOGRAPHICS <br />The City of St. Anthony has 9,277 residents, according to <br />2015 Metropolitan Council forecasts. This is higher <br />population than the 2040 forecasts produced several years <br />ago, which will create interesting challenges and <br />opportunities for St. Anthony. St. Anthony has a higher than average percentage of millennials <br />and seniors when compared to Hennepin County or the State of Minnesota. These facts will <br />become critically important when examining policies and practices moving forward. <br />HOUSING <br />St. Anthony has a strong housing stock, with 4,150 households. Although it is aging, overall the <br />housing is well maintained. The median home values and rents are on the rise. The housing <br />stock is stable, although with increasing land values as a percentage of total value increasing, St. <br />Anthony should consider the potential for the desire for people to make major renovations or <br />re-build on their property. <br />