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Committee hears workforce housing update; forwards county representatives to Waseda steering committee and tables resolution on corporate home purchases
Summary
Walworth County Economic Development Alliance presented a workforce housing update. The committee agreed to forward three county board representatives to Waseda’s housing strategy steering committee and tabled a county resolution asking the Wisconsin Legislature to prohibit corporate purchases of single-family homes pending further information.
Pam (Walworth County Economic Development Alliance) updated the committee on workforce housing initiatives and preliminary land-use mapping in Delavan and East Troy, then the committee acted on related appointments and a late resolution on corporate home purchases.
Pam said consulting firm Vandewal brought preliminary land-use maps for Delavan and East Troy that identified parcels potentially available for housing and highlighted the challenge that some ideal parcels are not for sale. She reported progress on projects in Genoa City and Whitewater, described small-group meetings with Lake Geneva and said she had identified a local realtor interested in rehabilitating existing homes and exploring housing trust or community land trust models.
The committee considered a request from Waseda for up to three county board members to serve on a housing strategy steering committee. Committee members discussed continuity from previously participating supervisors and agreed to forward the recommended names — Dennis (last name not specified in transcript), Bud (last name not specified) and Sheila Reif — to the full county board for appointment. A motion to forward those names carried on a voice vote.
Separately, the committee reviewed a late referral resolution (cited as Resolution 063112024) requesting that the Wisconsin Legislature pass a law to “stop corporations from purchasing single-family homes.” Members questioned the resolution’s breadth and enforceability and noted that, as written, it would cover all corporations including family LLCs. Pam said she would gather more information and meet with legislative staff. The committee made and seconded a motion to table the resolution for further research; the motion carried.
No county ordinance or state law was enacted at the meeting; staff and committee members will gather more information and return with recommendations.
