La Crosse committee adopts 2025–29 consolidated plan, accepts 2024 CAPER

The La Crosse Economic and Community Development Committee voted unanimously June 25 to authorize the 2025–2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025 Action Plan and to accept the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).

Mara, a member of the city’s community development team, told the committee the five‑year consolidated planning process — required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — sets priority needs and goals for the next five years, including quality affordable housing, poverty alleviation, economic development and an “urgent needs” category that the city is adding. She said the city has completed public input, a market analysis and a needs assessment and that the next formal step is a council adoption action after the committee’s approvals.

The committee opened both required public hearings; no members of the public…