Walworth County Economic Development Alliance

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Breaking Ground: Walworth County Housing Summit

9/25/2023
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST

Event Description

Join us for Breaking Ground: Walworth County Housing Summit!

The event will take up most of the morning and will feature state experts on housing, developers working in this space, municipal leaders, legislators, and resource partners. The lack of workforce housing is holding back our economic growth and it's impacting our school districts. This summit will explore ways that Walworth County can collaborate with public/private stakeholders to make market rate housing more affordable for our workforce.

Agenda:

7:30 - Check in/light food and beverages
8:00 - Welcome
8:10 - Builder Case Study
8:30 - State of Housing, WI, SE, WC - Kurt Paulsen, UW - Madison
8:55 - Q&A - Case Study & State of Housing
9:05 - Housing for a Healthy Walworth County, Ben McKay, SEWRPC
9:15 - Cities, Villages, Towns Panel
9:40 - Break
10:00 - Solutions/Incentives Panels (including voices from builders/developers, municipalities, planners, schools, and employers)
11:00 - Attendee Brainstorming Session
11:20 - Closing Remarks
11:30-12:30 Optional Lunch - Time to debrief and/or visit with panelists and attendees

Resources:
Housing for a Healthy Walworth County