Family & Home
Area near UW-La Crosse could get more housing under zoning change before council
A proposed zoning change in a neighborhood near UW-La Crosse was recommended by a La Crosse city council committee on Tuesday.
The Judiciary and Administrative Committee voted 5-2 to transfer lots on West Avenue and Badger Street from business to residential use, for new housing.
Part of a street near the development site may have to be vacated to allow for parking that would be needed by tenants.
One landlord, who has units on that block, told the committee that the project might hurt their business by removing affordable housing and putting more parking spaces in an already dense area.
A partial vacation of a street on that block will be considered by the council’s Finance and Personnel Committee (agenda) on Thursday night.
That committee may also review the operation of a downtown parking system and authorize the La Crosse Regional Airport to spend money on new capital projects for this year.
