Initial work underway on Lincoln-King neighborhood development project
RACINE — It has been nearly a year since Gov. Tony Evers announced that Racine would receive $15 million to expand access to affordable housing in the Lincoln-King Historic District, and the city has been developing projects worked.
Cathy Anderson, neighborhood investment manager at the Community Development Authority, said the city is in regular contact with the state Department of Administration and is working on logistical and regulatory requirements.
“Right now, we’re focusing on the home inventory that we’ve already started on, which includes two houses in the neighborhood,” Anderson said. “They will be listed as historical monuments in spring 2023. We will start building and rehabilitating more homes in the near future.”
The city has acquired five lots through the Community Development Authority.
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Two of the lots are located in the Lincoln-King area at Marquette and Albert Streets and have been purchased for future development.
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Mayor Cory Mason said in a statement there will be opportunities for the community to contribute.
“The project will require significant community engagement,” he said. “So far we’ve made good progress on the Marquette and Albert Street houses. They are the starting point for the further project and serve as a roadmap for acquisition and restructuring.”
Evers announced that the state would help with investments in the Lincoln-King neighborhood while also announcing that Racine Community Health Center would receive $20 million from the state’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation.
Construction of the health center is scheduled to begin before the end of this year.
Racine is the largest city in Wisconsin without a state-approved health center for low-income families with little or no health insurance.
Gov. Tony Evers was in Racine on Wednesday to address community organizers working to fight crime.
Residents of Racine’s Lincoln-King Parish attack the snow with shovels and smiles | In photos Yadiel Melendez
Yadiel Melendez braves the cold and shovels barefoot in Racine on Friday lunchtime.
ADAM ROGAN, Yadiel Melendez
Yadiel Melendez braves the cold and shovels barefoot in Racine on Friday lunchtime.
ADAM ROGAN, Magale Campbell Sr.
Magale Campbell Sr. smiles as he arrives at the Dr. Martin Luther King Drive snow removed from a car.
ADAM ROGAN, Magale Campbell Sr.
Magale Campbell Sr. smiles as he arrives at the Dr. Martin Luther King Drive snow removed from a car.
ADAM ROGAN, Ray and Magale
Ray Campbell, left, helps his grandfather, Magale Campbell Sr., with the Dr. Shoveling down Martin Luther King Drive in Racine.
ADAM ROGAN, clear the way
Ernest Ormond is taking a break after clearing the sidewalks around the Faith Church of God on the southeast corner of Kewaunee and Geneva streets on Friday afternoon. Overnight snowfall totaled 5½ inches in the town of Racine and 6 inches in North Bay. In western Racine County, aggregations ranged from 3 to 4½ inches at Wind Lake, Burlington, and Waterford. When asked if more snow is coming soon, National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Boxell replied: “That should be it for you guys…some slight chances by next week but I think most of it will stay north of you guys.” “
ADAM ROGAN, Alma Martinez and friend
Alma Martinez, right, waves to her neighbor as they shovel snow along Hamilton Street on Friday afternoon. “We all help each other here,” Martinez said.
ADAM ROGAN, Alma Martinez
Alma Martinez snows slush on Hamilton Street on Friday afternoon. “We all help each other here,” said Martinez, who said it’s common for her and her neighbors to help each other clear their properties.
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