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Sun Prairie Planning Commission approves downtown JCap development
JCap Real Estate’s controversial multi-family housing development and Cobblestone Hotel in downtown Sun Prairie passed through the city’s planning commission on Tuesday, April 9, after nearly a year of discussion. Commission members voted 8-1 in favor of the project’s General Development Plan and Precise Implementation Plan. Analiese Eicher was the lone dissenting vote. The approved plans include two four-story buildings as well as an at-grade, covered parking structure located on...
E. Main Street apartment development approved in Sun Prairie
East Main Street, LLC was approved to begin construction on their proposed multi-family apartment complex by the Sun Prairie City Council on Tuesday, March 19. The development passed through a unanimous 8-0 vote. Plans for the project located at 998 E. Main Street include two four-story buildings housing a total of 163 market-rate dwelling units ranging from studio to two-bedroom spaces. According to Mayor Paul Esser, there is no Tax...
Call for Action: DeForest condo owners face issues upon move-in to new homes
DEFOREST, Wis. -- Our Call for Action team is taking your consumer issues and getting answers. As a condo owner faced code violations and other issues upon moving to her brand new home in DeForest, she reached out to our team hoping to get an answer from the developer.
Sun Prairie Community Housing Panel paints reality of housing squeeze
Community members had the opportunity to hear from experts of different facets of the housing crisis at the Sun Prairie Public Library on Thursday, March 7. The panel explained causes and effects of the current housing situation in Dane County and the City of Sun Prairie in addition to answering audience questions. The conversation was hosted by the Sun Prairie Action Resource Coalition with former Wisconsin Public Radio host Terry Bell moderating the event. Those interested in viewing the discussion for themselves can do so...
Waunakee homeowners can now apply for home repair grants
A new program in Waunakee is aimed at retaining the village’s affordable housing stock while ensuring some of the older homes are maintained. Years in the making, the Waunakee Housing Betterment Fund program was launched last week as applications became available. Already, village staff are seeing interest. “We had gotten quite a few phone calls and emails even before applications opened up on March 5. We had quite a list...
DeForest, Windsor to collaborate on resident housing survey
Village staff of DeForest and Windsor are currently in the process of developing a joint housing survey designed for residents to share their opinions on various topics related to housing in their communities. Some focus areas of the survey include deciding factors when choosing a place to live, housing stock diversity, preferred future housing development and cost of living. At a special Windsor Plan Commission meeting on Monday, Feb. 26,...
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