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By Door County Pulse, July 16th, 2021 It’s time to join Habitat for Humanity’s Home Sweet Auction Facebook group to see amazing finds and great treasures, bid on them, and support decent and affordable home ownership in Door County. Items including local services, gift certificates and unusual items for your home will be available during the auction, open now through July 17 and July 22-24.

A project that would bring 45 affordable rental units to Sister Bay received a big boost this month when the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) awarded $718,283 in annual tax credits to the project for the next 10 years. The Peninsula Pulse, By Myles Dannhausen Jr., May 13th, 2021

In a recent survey of local employers, many said they’re struggling to find seasonal workers. In the Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC), the biggest barrier cited to hiring seasonal workers was a lack of housing for seasonal employees (37.6%), followed by uncertainty about the arrival of J-1 visa workers (31.8%) and COVID-19 concerns (28.2%).

Door County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Lori Allen and Restore Manager Megan Dietz says there are just not enough ways to say thank you to the volunteers that support non-profit organizations like theirs.

Building a home in Door County, Kewaunee County, and everywhere else this summer will likely take time and cost more.  That's because there are fewer skilled trades employees and more competition for those who are available.

Springtime helps grow excitement for the upcoming year of home build and repair projects for Door County Habitat for Humanity. The pandemic delayed their work last year as organizations balanced their mission with safety protocols.

Donating your renovation materials keeps functional — and often desirable — items out of the landfill.  If anything is a constant in home improvement, it’s the trash. Home improvement projects tend to leave behind plenty of sawdust, screws and scraps of wood. Donating your renovation materials keeps functional — and often desirable — items out of the landfill. Other renovators get the materials they need for their projects, and you get to help others while getting rid of your trash. Many Habitat ReStores provide donation pickup services, and your donations may qualify for a tax deduction. Donating is a win-win situation!

Sturgeon Bay Mayor David Ward doesn’t vote unless a tie-breaker is needed, so he conceded during the Sturgeon Bay Common Council’s second meeting of the year that he needs to convince the rest of the council members that the things he wants to commit to in 2021 are worthy of priority attention. Among those - Create more Housing

Amy Dickinson: Dear Readers: The week after Christmas is traditionally a sort of bloated rest period for many, where we recover from the busy holiday season by taking stock, tidying up and planning our new year diet and fitness regimen — from the couch. For many, this week marks a pause. A sigh. An exhale. But this year is not like other years. We have not been traveling, partying, studying in crowded lecture halls or playing with our school friends. We have not been worshiping together, visiting our elders or going to movies, concerts and theater. We have been hunkered down, many of us out of work, exhausted from the altered lifestyle none of us anticipated, and we are yearning, so deeply, to hug — and to be embraced in return.

Clarizio-Bilodeau was the grateful 40th partner of the Door County Habitat for Humanity. The single mother and her children — El, 14, and Matthew, 16 — moved into their home on 6th Avenue in Sturgeon Bay in 2017, and she vowed to help the next partner family build its home. Three years later, she’s not just helping — she has joined the organization’s board of directors.