Artesian Place housing and daycare development
Summary
After nearly a year of revisions, the commission signed off on final plans for 34 workforce townhomes, six Habitat for Humanity homes, and a 50-child daycare on Artesian Avenue. The holdup was sequencing — some commissioners fear a half-built project if financing stalls in a gateway area of town.
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Last discussed Jan 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
Funded largely through Federal Home Loan Bank grants and private construction loans, not city money — but new homes and the daycare add to the tax base and help fill the new elementary school.
Workforce families seeking first homes, the 40-plus households getting better housing, parents who need childcare, and local school enrollment.
Commissioners Ann Miller and others worry a stalled project could leave an unfinished section visible at a main gateway to town.
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