Hilldale Row

While some IZ units have been built at Hilldale . . .

Others have not . . .


But all of them have been marketed . . . and bumped out of the Inclusionary Zoning program. Despite the fact that in one weekend, 200 people showed up to inquire about inclusionary zoning units after there was an article in the Wisconsin State Journal . . . only one of the not-so-available units have been sold.

Perhaps it is because the Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development got paid regardless of if the units sold or not.

Perhaps it is because when someone showed interest, they were referred to the City's website and told to read the ordinances . . . and then, if they asked more questions, they were referred to Atty. Ron Tractenberg, a vocal critic of the ordinance.

Well, anyways, we lost some of our most affordable inclusionary zoning units. The units were marketed starting on June 15, 2005 and ended Feb 6 2006. The 3 - 1 bedrooms were available at $110,729 and the 3 - 2 bedrooms were available at $128,814. I take it since the information about these units have disappeared from the Wisconsin Partnership website, the units will not be sold to income eligible families at the IZ price.