Afghanistan refugees coming to the Appleton area, face housing shortage

APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Preparations are underway right now in the Fox Valley for the arrival of 100 Afghanistan refugees over the next several months.

Housing is already a concern, and on Wednesday Appleton’s Community and Economic Development Committee took up a resolution to ensure it’s a priority to find those families a home.

“This resolution does have a call to action that I think is important,” said City Alder Vered Meltzer....
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Ken Notes: A perfect opportunity to explore new options. Lets build quick solid small homes in existing neighborhoods. We can do this, we need to do this and if our new refugees provide and "excuse" to try this - perfect.