Mount Olivet Rolling Acres' request for $85,240 from the Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority is on hold. Commissioners deferred a decision instead of voting.
City of Bloomington@CityofBloomingtonMNMount Olivet Rolling Acres (MORA) requested $85,240 in Local Affordable Housing Assistance (LAHA) funds to fully cover capital projects — kitchen and bathroom remodels, flooring, a water heater and landscaping — at its two Bloomington group homes for residents with disabilities.07/14
The money would come from the city's Local Affordable Housing Assistance (LAHA) funds. It would pay the entire cost of capital work at 2 Bloomington group homes run by Mount Olivet Rolling Acres, which goes by MORA, for residents with disabilities. The repair list covers kitchen and bathroom remodels, new flooring, a replacement water heater and landscaping. It's the kind of upkeep that wears down fast in a house where several people live full time.
MORA serves adults, seniors and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It operates more than 30 community homes across the western Twin Cities metro, and Bloomington is one of the cities on its map. Most of those homes have 3 to 5 residents each. MORA says every home is staffed 24/7 by direct support professionals, with nursing and maintenance available around the clock.
What's at stake: if the board approves the request as submitted, the city would pay for the whole project and MORA would put in no money of its own. In the meantime the kitchens, bathrooms and water heater stay as they are.
Bloomington.ai will update this story when it's rescheduled and when the board votes.
From the meeting: Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting, July 14, 2026.
