About

Finding housing that meets the needs of people who live and work in Forest County is becoming increasingly challenging. Rising costs, limited year-round housing options, an aging housing stock, and the growing number of seasonal homes are creating housing challenges for residents and the local workforce. These issues are complex and addressing them requires hearing from people with different experiences and perspectives.

We invite Forest County residents to be part of our Community Assembly on Housing on November 7. This is not your traditional public meeting. It is a nonpartisan, facilitated process that will bring together a representative group of residents to learn about the local housing landscape and develop concrete recommendations for the County Board.

More information on the event is available here.

Main Street Agenda

UW–Madison’s Division of Extension Community Development Institute and the La Follette School of Public Affairs are partnering to hold community assemblies across Wisconsin to help find solutions to some of the state’s most complex and pressing problems. A community assembly is a small-scale forum in which a representative group comes together to learn, deliberate, and make recommendations about a specific issue or proposal. While community assemblies harken back to ancient Greece, they have regained popularity in recent years as a way to engage communities in addressing complex issues, ranging from affordable housing to digital safety.

Host

Forest County Board of Supervisors

Organizers

La Follette School of Public Affairs, Division of Extension Community Development Institute, Leadership Wisconsin

Contact

Mindy Walker, mindy.walker@wisc.edu