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Mayo, Gundersen employees incentivized to buy new homes

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More new and rebuilt homes are popping up near La Crosse’s two hospitals.

Moving into those homes, many employees from those two hospitals – Gundersen Health System and Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare.

The two brand new homes on Tyler Street were featured during an open house Tuesday to show potential buyers what’s available. 

“Gundersen’s program is one that pays out equal to the tax value of that property,” Gundersen’s Sarah Havens said, “so it’s a one-time payout for those individuals that purchase the property.”

The Gundersen incentive offers a payment of a year’s property taxes for some families who move into the Powell-Poage-Hamilton neighborhood. 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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  1. Maria Stahl

    February 17, 2016 at 5:16 pm

    So if one of us works for Mayo and one of us works for Gundersen, can we double dip?

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