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One house at a time: Couleecap finds solutions to lack of affordable housing
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Affordable housing is an ongoing crisis in the city of La Crosse, but one local nonprofit is working toward a solution. Owning a home isn’t an easy feat, but with the help of Couleecap, one family got the keys to the house of their dreams. Someone else’s past. “We started by receiving a lot donation...
FSPAs give Couleecap $210,000 to preserve affordable housing
Couleecap, Inc, received a roughly $210,000 gift from the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration for the down payment. Altra Federal Credit Union made a contribution in the form of a below market-rate fixed mortgage. Couleecap says this support allows them to offer a combination of 1-2 bedroom apartments and single family homes at the Fair Market Rate.
Denton Street development may help ease La Crosse housing shortage crisis
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — A new development in La Crosse may ease a small part of the city’s housing crisis, but residents on that block say they want long-term tenants in the neighborhood. In 2021, the city bought a lot a lot on the 1000 block of Denton Street and sold it to property developers. The city is looking...
La Crosse Community Development Committee approves 2022-23 Action Plan for housing
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — The La Crosse Community Development Committee approved the city’s 2022-23 Action Plan for federal housing initiatives, along with roughly $1.23 million in awards and grants. The resolution, approved during a special committee meeting Tuesday, is based on the city’s reception of an anticipated $898,644 from the federal Community Development Block Grant Program and the anticipated funding...
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