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Residents urge Waunakee board to tackle affordable housing and food pantry support
Summary
Public commenters at the Nov. 28 Waunakee Village Board meeting urged zoning-code reform to expand affordable housing and asked the village to consider waiving rent for the local food pantry and WNC; staff said the pantry will present in spring and requested more data before emergency funding.
Several residents used the Nov. 28 public comment period to press the Village Board on local housing and food assistance.
Robert McPherson (1703 Alexandria Court) said the village’s outdated housing code is the "root cause" of supply constraints that push rents higher and urged the board to place zoning-code reform and affordable housing on a future agenda. He praised recent attention to land trusts but said the board must take substantive…
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