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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 7/7/2025 12:59:30 PM | ||
| Economic development overview: Becker gives updates on housing, workforce, industrial | ||
Ken Notes: Great Read. Economic development and Workforce Housing are now tied together and need to be addressed as one solution. A business will not seriously consider a project if there is a substantial shortage of workforce housing in the area. Sustaining larger workforce housing projects requires a demand for quality housing that is affordable to the entry level worker. It is not the chicken nor the egg --but rather the roost that matters most. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 12:59:02 PM | ||
| Charities fight against Ozaukee affordable housing shortage that`s driving up rent prices | ||
Notes: Leo’s notes: Ozaukee County’s housing shortage is pricing out even its essential workers—teachers, firefighters, and families striving to stay afloat. Family Promise’s work highlights the urgent need for more housing options and a deeper understanding of local needs. A countywide housing study is a smart first step toward long-term solutions that ensure stability, dignity, and opportunity for all residents. Ken Notes: I would like to see the focus more on those with jobs who are often lost in the system. Social programs exist for those with job loss, medical debt, car accidents or criminal records. There are few if any affordable market rate homes, condos, multiplexes, or modern developments with smaller lots and homes with shared amenities for service and retail workers. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 11:12:16 AM | ||
| Milwaukee Department of City Development proposes two new TIDs to create new housing opportunities Downtown and in the Bronzeville neighborhood | ||
Leo’s notes: Milwaukee’s proposed TIDs for 100 East Wisconsin and Compass Lofts reflect a bold, targeted use of public financing to create affordable and workforce housing where it`s needed most. By transforming vacant and underused buildings into vibrant residential hubs, the city is advancing equity, preserving community, and proving that thoughtful redevelopment can benefit both existing residents and future growth. Ken Notes: With development agreements to insure quality development and large projects to serve as the economic engine TIF can be a wonderful tool for housing projects. But we need to clearly define affordable and rules to ensure units are built well... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 9:50:39 AM | ||
| Du-plex the right thing, city officials urge | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 11:15:21 AM | ||
| Randolph transforms former school into affordable, rural housing | ||
Leo’s notes: Randolph’s transformation of a long-vacant school into affordable housing is a model of rural revitalization done right. By preserving local character while expanding housing options for all life stages, this project strengthens the community, supports economic growth, and demonstrates how reinvestment in underused spaces can fuel a more resilient future for small towns across Wisconsin. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 9:52:31 AM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 10/11/2024 10:12:25 AM | ||
| New Windows For Cherry Lanes Affordable Housing Project | ||
| Leo’s notes: Sturgeon Bay’s Cherry Lanes redevelopment is a smart example of preserving character while creating much-needed workforce housing. With WHEDA’s Restore Main Street support and thoughtful design updates, this project blends historic preservation with modern affordability—helping downtown remain vibrant and livable for all. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 9:40:02 AM | ||
| Economic development overview: Becker gives updates on housing, workforce, industrial | ||
Leo’s notes: Watertown is making visible strides in housing development—but aligning those efforts with true community affordability remains the next test. As new units break ground across a range of project types, ensuring that homes are accessible to the workers, families, and longtime residents who sustain the city must remain central to economic growth. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 9:41:41 AM | ||
| FHLBank Chicago Makes $3 Million Available for Community First® Developer Program to Support Emerging Talent in Affordable Housing | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 25 - Wk: 28 Date: 7/7/2025 11:19:29 AM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 12/27/2024 1:52:23 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 11/25/2024 1:31:55 PM |