Summary
Two approvals advance housing on the former JBS site — Habitat for Humanity homes on Vernon Taylor Drive and NeighborWorks townhomes on Dahlia Lane.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
HOME funding supports the NeighborWorks townhome component; amount not stated in the minutes.
Future homeowners on the near-west side and families served by Habitat and NeighborWorks.
Member Stephen Srubas raised questions about lender acceptance of limited-equity homes and concentration of affordable housing.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Redevelopment Authority - Sep 8, 2026
Two approvals advance housing on the former JBS site — Habitat for Humanity homes on Vernon Taylor Drive and NeighborWorks townhomes on Dahlia Lane.
Redevelopment Authority - Jul 14, 2026
NeighborWorks Green Bay got a development agreement for six lots on Dahlia Lane at the JBS site and a 12-month extension to run the city's Home Improvement Loan Program.
Finance Committee - Jun 30, 2026
The Oneida Nation is giving $300,000 toward the JBS project's urban farm barn, closing most of the funding gap that would have come from the TID. The barn will support new small farmers, house a food production facility, and add public restrooms and shade near a new park.
Redevelopment Authority - Jun 9, 2026
Thirteen homes on the former JBS site will be built by Habitat for Humanity and NeighborWorks Green Bay, with lots sold for $1 and heavy subsidy. The homes enter the city's first community land trust, capping resale appreciation at 2% a year to keep them affordable forever — a first for Green Bay.
Related development
NeighborWorks Green Bay Development Agreement — Lots 1-6, Dahlia Lane (JBS site)
Advances affordable townhome construction on the former JBS site.
JBS Redevelopment Site — Vernon Taylor Drive Lots 1-7 (Habitat for Humanity)
Adds affordable owner-occupied homes next to the Verdu homes and NeighborWorks townhomes at the JBS site.
JBS Redevelopment Site — Dahlia Lane Lots 1-6 (NeighborWorks Green Bay)
Adds affordable homeownership units to the JBS neighborhood.
NeighborWorks Green Bay townhomes — 115 S Van Buren
Adds attainable townhomes to the JBS site, protecting the city's subsidy in perpetuity through the land trust.
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