State agency learns about success of alternative housing project at Hope Village in Chippewa Falls

CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW) - Members from a statewide agency visited Chippewa Falls this morning to learn about a successful alternative housing solution.

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, known as DSPS, toured Hope Village. The event is part of their work to explore trends, innovations, and needs in homebuilding. Hope Village provides transitional and affordable workforce housing to low-income people and families in the Chippewa Valley area.

DSPS Secretary Dan Hereth said this project is a great example of finding solutions on a local level that could be implemented statewide...

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Leo’s notes: Hope Village in Chippewa Falls shows how community-led models can fill critical workforce housing gaps through collaboration and creativity. As state officials study updates to the Uniform Dwelling Code, projects like this highlight how flexible standards can help replicate small-scale, affordable solutions statewide—a model to watch.

Ken notes: We can do so much better architecturally and plat wise. Open space, bike / Ped access -- not trailer parks but rather small home neighborhoods. Check this out...