Madison is a boon for housing developers, but they decry excessive hurdles

To try to keep pace with its unrelenting population growth, Madison has made unprecedented investments in subsidized housing and aggressively pushed through policy changes meant to spur development.

But developers say they are still frustrated by a city they say often gets in its own way.

“Many in Madison city government continue to view developers as a threat and their job to be to protect the city from that threat,” said Bill Connors, executive director of Smart Growth Greater Madison, which advocates for the development community.

“This has been the culture in Madison for a long time, and it needs to change if Madison is to have any hope of meeting its housing needs.”

Madison developers to receive millions of dollars in tax credits from WHEDA for affordable housing

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