NHS Groundbreaking In Richland Center

RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. (WRCO / WRCE) – Neighborhood Housing Services of Southwest Wisconsin (NHS of SW WI) held a groundbreaking for a new home in Richland Center Friday morning, Aug. 29.

The current project is a new home on an in-fill lot on Kinder Street. The lot has been vacant for over 10 years; the previous house was torn down. The city of Richland Center has long sited the lack of housing as a major concern. Addressing that concern has been difficult with lack of available land for building new homes with access to city utilities. The project is a win-win for adding to the housing stock and tax rolls while in-filling an unused vacant lot. Craig Woodhouse is the Director of NHS.

The planning of this project started over a year ago with a proposal to the State of Wisconsin’s Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources (DEHCR) to reestablish NHS of SW WI standing as a designated Community Housing Development Organization or CHDO. Woodhouse says the next step is the construction.

A partnership with Southwest Community Action Program in Dodgeville is allowing NHS of SW WI access to a modular home built by Skyline in Lancaster.

The goal of this project is to provide workforce housing for a first-time homebuying family at the 80 percent median income in Richland County.

The price of the home will include subsidies to keep the mortgage under $200,000 for the eligible buyer. Families interested in the opportunity to purchase the home should contact Andrea at NHS of SW WI at 608-647-4949.