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Residents urge caution on further multifamily development; developer asks council for TIF flexibility
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to avoid approving more multifamily units on land they said is better suited to single-family homes, while a developer representative asked for a negotiated resolution to a TIF agreement tied to the Sugar Creek Commons project.
VERONA, Wis. — At the start of the Jan. 26 meeting, public commenters urged the Common Council to weigh neighborhood compatibility in upcoming land-use decisions and to consider the local housing market before approving additional multifamily projects.
A resident from the Backus/Shady Bend area cited December Dane County data (a 7.6% vacancy rate), arguing that more apartments would exacerbate an oversupply and that the city should…
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