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Common Council passes resolution moving tiny homes initiative forward - Milwaukee Community Journal

During today’s meeting of the Common Council, the Council adopted file #220294, a resolution transferring ownership of the 6767 North 60th Street tiny homes community project to the Veterans Community Project. The tiny homes initiative – created by legislation sponsored by Alderwoman Chantia Lewis in 2019 – seeks to bring nearly 50 tiny homes and […]

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