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Executive committee reviews Chapter 4 draft of Marathon County comprehensive plan with housing data and issues
Summary
County planners presented Chapter 4 (housing) of the comprehensive plan update, highlighting housing inventory, rising renter share, aging stock and affordability challenges; supervisors asked for additional data on senior and congregate housing and aging-in-place trends.
Marathon County planners presented draft Chapter 4 of the county comprehensive plan at the executive committee meeting, reviewing housing inventory, occupancy trends, affordability indicators and draft issues for further study.
The presentation, led by Lori Kimmons of the county Department of Land Conservation, Zoning and Planning and planner Christian Blanger of the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (RPC), summarized data and identified draft issues the county may address in the plan update.
Why it matters: Chapter 4 frames housing policy questions that can affect zoning, county-held land use, rehabilitation programs and services for older residents. Committee members raised questions about congregate and assisted-living capacity, aging-in-place trends and how…
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