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Housing Authority approves sale of two vacant lots to Guest House of Milwaukee for $1,000
Summary
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee on March 5 unanimously approved selling two vacant lots adjacent to Guest House of Milwaukee to the homeless shelter for $1,000. The parcels sit over an historic cemetery; the shelter plans community gardens and a memorial.
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee voted unanimously March 5 to approve an offer from Guest House of Milwaukee Incorporated to buy two vacant lots at 1237 and 1243 North Thirteenth Street for $1,000.
Jeannie Dawson, who presented the item to the board, said the parcels are “across the street from the shelter” and that an appraisal concluded the land has little development value because an historic cemetery is under parts of the property. Dawson said Guest House plans to use the lots for gardens and fruit trees to grow food for its guests and has agreed voluntarily to erect a stone memorial “sometime this spring.”
The sale clear…
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