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Hooper reviews moderate-income housing monitoring report and ADU policy as state options change
Summary
Hooper heard a presentation from its regional housing adviser about the city's moderate-income housing monitoring report, renewing focus on ADU policy, reporting metrics and new state menu options under HB 37 that can reduce annual reporting burden.
Madison, the city's local administrative adviser from Wausau Regional Council, told the Hooper City Council that the city's next moderate-income housing monitoring report is due Aug. 1 and reviewed the three strategies the city selected in 2023: loosening rules on accessory dwelling units (ADUs); rezoning to allow greater density near transit and commercial centers; and amending land-use rules to permit moderate-income housing in mixed-use areas.
"I work for Wausau Regional Council. I'm your local administrative adviser," Madison said, and walked through the report's required metrics, including parcels available for development, the…
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