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 for the St. Paul Pioneer Press this week, public officials know they have a problem with empty downtown office space. Vacancies left by the move to remote work could cause commercial property values to tumble and shift more of the property tax burden onto homeowners. 

But in St. Paul, those public officials largely aren't calling their employees back to the office. Melo joined All Things Considered Tuesday to talk about this irony, what’s at stake and how some employers are working to bring people back downtown.

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Empty buildings could cause commercial property values to tumble, placing a greater burden on homeowners to pay for firefighters, teachers and other public jobs.

St. Paul public sector relies on downtown property taxes, so why isn't it bringing its employees back?

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