WATERTOWN — When area dignitaries convened on West Main Street Monday morning, the event may have felt small in scale. However, what a groundbreaking represented on that site across Votech Drive from the Madison College campus is much more.
Habitat for Humanity will build six duplexes, adding 12 homes to Watertown, with an estimated completion in early summer 2026. That’s enough for only 12 news families.
But there’s much more to celebrate with the continuation of a growing trend to bring new housing in the City and surrounding areas...
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Leo’s notes: Watertown’s new Habitat for Humanity project may add just 12 homes, but its significance reaches far beyond the building site. By pairing surplus land from Madison College with Habitat’s sweat-equity model, the city is demonstrating exactly how community partners can work together to expand desperately needed workforce housing. In a region squeezed by too few options and rising costs, these duplexes offer more than affordable mortgages—they offer stability, dignity, and a foothold in the community for working families. Each small project like this is another reminder: solving Wisconsin’s housing shortage won’t happen overnight, but every unit built moves us closer to the future our communities deserve
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