Committee directs DCD to study employee down-payment assistance program for Milwaukee workers
The committee approved a substitute resolution directing the Department of City Development to study the feasibility of a homeownership incentive limited to properties inside the City of Milwaukee for city employees; DCD said it will convene an internal working group and return with findings in time for the 2027 budget process.
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Alderman Bergellis presented a substitute resolution asking the Department of City Development (DCD) to study a city employee down-payment assistance (DPA) program limited to properties inside Milwaukee. Bergellis said the goal is to increase resident city-employment rates among departments with low residency and to ensure city employees who protect and run city services can live in the community.
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