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Dane County Regional Housing Summit

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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Shaping the Future of Housing - 2026 Regional Housing Summit

Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 6:00-8:30 PM, Alliant Energy Center


Refreshments and ice cream will be served!

Shaping the Future of Housing!

2026 Dane County Regional Housing Summit


Please Join Us! Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 6:00-8:30 PM

Alliant Energy Center, Lake Rooms (2nd Floor)

Doors open at 5:30 pm - Free and open to the public!


Shaping the Future of Housing - 2nd Annual Regional Housing Summit

Join us on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 PM, Alliant Energy Center


Everyone always talks about the housing crisis, but what is it and what can we do to address it? Elected officials will discuss the challenges they face, key opportunities to address the crisis and what we can do to expand the dialogue and improve local housing outcomes. Single family housing developers and experts will discuss obstacles to creating affordable housing, and critical steps we can work on together to rebuild the ladder into homeownership!


RHS Summit Agenda


5:30 pm - Doors Open


6:00 pm Opening remarks - Melissa Agard, Dane County Executive


6:05 pm - Panel Presentation— Making the Hard Decisions: Elected Officials Discuss the Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities to Address the Housing Crisis


Panel Moderator: Rebecca Giroux, Community and Economic Development Officer, WHEDA

  • Ryan Czyzewski, President, Village of Mount Horeb
  • Chris Stoa, Trustee, Village of Cottage Grove
  • Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayor, City of Madison
  • Tim Higgins, Trustee, Village of Oregon
  • Julia Arata-Fratta, Mayor, City of Fitchburg


7:05 pm - Ice Cream Break


7:15 pm - 2025 RHS Annual Progress Report and Housing Trends - Olivia Parry, Dane County Planning and Development


7:30 pm Panel Presentation— The Ladder Into Homeownership is Broken: What’s it Going to Take to Fix it?


Panel Moderator: Todd Mandel, Executive Director, WI Partnership for Housing Development

  • Kaba Bah, CEO, Kaba Baal Development 
  • Becky Binz, Housing and Equitable Development Planner, City of Sun Prairie
  • Mason Cavell, Executive Director, Madison Area Community Land Trust
  • Aziz Housseini, CEO, Daha Sein Development
  • Devon Lee, CEO, Boundless Tiny Homes


8:30 pm - Hometown Hero Award Presentation, Patrick Miles, Dane County Board of Supervisors


This event is free and open to the public - all are welcome! Ice cream will be served!


Come join us and share your vision for the future of housing! 

Thank you to our sponsors!

What is the Dane County

Regional Housing Strategy (RHS)?

From September 2022 to August 2023, a Housing Advisory Committee (HAC) consisting of 80 local leaders, elected officials, employers housing professionals, 17 municipalities and interested residents joined together in a strategic planning process. This unprecedented regional effort created the Dane County Regional Housing Strategy (RHS), A Road Map to Solving Dane County's Housing Crisis


As part of this process, the HAC assessed current efforts underway to address housing issues, reviewed analysis of housing needs and current trends, and identified their Vision & Core Values, Top Priorities and Strategies to address the housing crisis. 


The RHS sets an ambitious but achievable vision for housing in Dane County and a Strategic Action Plan for the next five years (2024-2028). The RHS officially kicked off in June 2024 and recognizes that housing is a regional issue, one community can’t solve alone, or in isolation. Only together, and with dedicated effort from our public and private sector partners across the county, we can be more effective and successful in addressing the housing crisis in our region!

Questions? Send an email to regionalhousing@danecounty.gov for questions or more info on the Dane County Regional Housing Strategy.