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La Crosse leaders nearing agreement with developers for north side quality housing project
July 22, 2021 6:48 PM
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – La Crosse city leaders say we’re making progress when it comes to making affordable housing more available.
Earlier this week, the La Crosse Community Development Committee approved for a 65-unit affordable housing complex on 4th Street.
“It feels like we’re getting close,” city council president Barb Janssen said. “But there’s always room for improvement.”
There’s a large space along Lang Drive that has been vacant for years.
“For whatever reasons, things just kind of didn’t develop,” Janssen said.