Director reports progress on Shelter, redevelopment and modular housing projects
May 22, 2026 | Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
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Cheryl, the authority's director, briefed the board on a slate of housing and shelter developments during the director's report.
She said the Safe Haven Hope Center received a conditional use permit and can house up to 19 residents with a total occupancy cap of 26. Cheryl told the board neighbors have not experienced problems since the shelter and associated services ramped up and that outreach staff provided a call-in number for concerns. She also described a planned rooming-house conversion on Cherry Street that could house about 20 people and may operate informally as sober living, though that would not be a formal requirement of the permit.
Cheryl reported homelessness outreach staff have transitioned about 45 people into housing, a number she cited to illustrate the authority's outreach work. She also updated the board on multiple development and redevelopment projects: the Gateway Collective building is listed for sale (with bond-related implications if a buyer does not preserve affordability), Nova is expected to be completed this summer, One Aster and Gorman's workforce project are under construction, and the Fire Station Flats (a tax-credit affordable project) is progressing toward a planned fall closing.
Board members pressed staff and developers to include accessible design elements in new single-family and townhome projects (for example, wider doorways and barrier-free showers) after Cheryl said the authority is working with NeighborWorks, Habitat and Purdue on such projects. Cheryl said she would follow up with developers about accessible units and design details.
The board also discussed modular construction as a faster, lower-cost approach; members recalled earlier local modular projects that blended into existing neighborhoods and said modular units can be made accessible during factory construction.
Cheryl's report did not propose any new policy actions; the board received the information and no formal direction or vote on these projects was recorded at the meeting.
She said the Safe Haven Hope Center received a conditional use permit and can house up to 19 residents with a total occupancy cap of 26. Cheryl told the board neighbors have not experienced problems since the shelter and associated services ramped up and that outreach staff provided a call-in number for concerns. She also described a planned rooming-house conversion on Cherry Street that could house about 20 people and may operate informally as sober living, though that would not be a formal requirement of the permit.
Cheryl reported homelessness outreach staff have transitioned about 45 people into housing, a number she cited to illustrate the authority's outreach work. She also updated the board on multiple development and redevelopment projects: the Gateway Collective building is listed for sale (with bond-related implications if a buyer does not preserve affordability), Nova is expected to be completed this summer, One Aster and Gorman's workforce project are under construction, and the Fire Station Flats (a tax-credit affordable project) is progressing toward a planned fall closing.
Board members pressed staff and developers to include accessible design elements in new single-family and townhome projects (for example, wider doorways and barrier-free showers) after Cheryl said the authority is working with NeighborWorks, Habitat and Purdue on such projects. Cheryl said she would follow up with developers about accessible units and design details.
The board also discussed modular construction as a faster, lower-cost approach; members recalled earlier local modular projects that blended into existing neighborhoods and said modular units can be made accessible during factory construction.
Cheryl's report did not propose any new policy actions; the board received the information and no formal direction or vote on these projects was recorded at the meeting.
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