Unsafe Bemidji subsidized housing building evacuated, residents say they feel hopeless

All 47 residents of Red Pine Estates, a Bemidji subsidized housing facility, were evacuated from the building after being given just six days to vacate the premises. The city ordered the evacuation June 30, after discovering it was structurally unsound. However, emptying the building took a large community effort. Volunteers showed up in droves to move people and their belongings and the Bemidji State University football team even lent their strength to carry heavy items including tenants' furniture. A line of pickup trucks arrived to take boxes to storage. It...