Door County Housing Partnership (DCHP) President Jim Honig hopes you see close to 30 homes under their umbrella by 2030. The organization recently became one of over 250 to incorporate the community land trust model into an area, allowing affordable housing to be built in places where it otherwise may be impossible. Thanks to partnerships with local leaders, Door County Habitat for Humanity, and donors, the DCHP has been able to close on two more homes, break ground on one, and develop plans for another. Waiting in the wings are future homes on 10 lots it recently purchased from the Village of Sister Bay. At a special roundtable meeting held at the United Way of Door County in early April, Governor Tony Evers said DCHP’s story of being able to address affordable housing is a story that should be told across the state. Honig says it is gratifying to have the support they have doing the work they do.
Honig says while private donations and grants like the one they received from the United Way go a long way, reaching their goal of 30 homes in their portfolio by 2030 may not be possible without the support of local governments. When the DCHP purchased their 10 lots, the Village of Sister Bay offered them at a combined discount of over $400,000.
