Barron County
Housing Authority

The Barron County Housing Authority (BCHA) provides housing opportunities for low-income residents of Barron County through its Section 42 Housing (formerly Multifamily Housing) and Housing Choice Voucher Programs.

Additional Services & Housing

The Barron County Housing Authority also provides Management/Compliance/Voucher Management Services for the following:

• Housing Authority of the City of Barron - Park Lawn Apartments

• Housing Authority of the City of Chetek - Lone Oak Apartments

• Prairie Farm Pioneer Housing, Inc. - Scott Terrace & Pioneer Housing

• Almena Housing Authority (Compliance Only) - Parkview Apartments

• Project-based Vouchers at Waters Edge Apartments* (Voucher Management Only for 7 units designated as PBVs)

• Project-based Vouchers at Aspen Grove Apartments* (Voucher Management Only for 21 units designated at PBVs)

* IMPORTANT - Aspen Grove and Waters Edge must be contacted directly to apply and/or be placed on the wait list for those NOT seeking a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher to be used in one of the Project-based Voucher units. The Barron County Housing Authority only manages subsidized housing applications for the sites listed above.

• Aspen Groves is owned and managed by The Commonwealth Companies - https://www.aspengrovecottages.com/contactus

• Waters Edge is owned and managed by the Rice Lake Housing Authority - https://ricelakehousing.com/contact/

Board of Commissioners

The Barron County Housing Authority is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, one of whom if a Housing Choice Voucher Participant. Board members are appointed by the Barron County Board of Supervisors Chairperson.

The Commissioners are responsible for setting policy, approving and monitoring the annual budget, and the oversight of housing administration.

Regular board meetings are held on the last Tuesday of every month at 9:00 a.m. in the Community Rooms of the Multifamily Housing complexes.

Non-discrimination

The Barron County Housing Authority does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, familial status or disability in the admission to, or treatment or employment of, its federally-assisted programs and activities.