| Community Support: Ho-chunk village |
In partnership, Ho-Chunk, Inc. and HCCDC began development in
2003 on a new community called Ho-Chunk Village located on the
Winnebago Reservation. The Village development features commercial,
industrial and residential areas with brand new facilities housing a variety of businesses.
Ho-Chunk Village is located on a 40-acre site on the north edge of Winnebago,
Nebraska.
It is a unique blend of three design concepts:
New Urbanism –
higher-density, mixed use to maximize capital expenditures and land base where availability of land is limited. |
Active Living –
encouraging the health and social benefits of creating a close-knit community through a design plan that encourages walking, biking and interaction among residents. |
Cultural –
integrating traditional Winnebago village concepts into the design with traditional placement of facilities and a cultural, central gathering place. |
The Ho-Chunk Village civic development, when completed, will include 48,000 square feet of indoor public and service space with an outdoor cultural space in the Village center. The commercial section will include 120,000 – 160,000 square feet for office, retail and light industrial usage. The area currently includes a pedestrian-oriented “main street”; on street parking and a variety of retail shops and service businesses. The residential area will include over 110 housing units featuring single home ownership, multi-family rental and live-work units.
HO-CHUNK VILLAGE PROGRESS
2003 |
Main Village Infrastructure Completed |
2004 |
Dollar General Retail Store Opens
HCI Distribution 16,000 Square Foot Warehouse Opens
First Residential Housing Completed |
2005 |
All Native Office Building and Retail Store Opens |
2006 |
Village Place Apartments and Retail Store Opens |
2006 |
Woodland Trails Art Center Opens
Honoring The 12 Winnebago Clans Sculpture Garden Opens
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2008 |
Little Priest Apartment Complex #1 Opens
Additional Private Homes Constructed
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2009 |
Little Priest Apartment Complex #2 Opens
Village Walking and Biking Paths Open
Two Village Duplexes Completed
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2010 |
Additional Private Homes Constructed
Land purchased for Tribal Government Headquarters Building
Wind energy generators installed in Village residential development
Solar panels installed on HCI Distribution Warehouse
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2011 |
Additional Village Infrastructure to be completed
Senior Living Housing Project to launch
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Future |
Additional private home and commercial building construction |
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We believe that the Ho-Chunk Village project has the potential to be the most successful national tribal planning project in years. Not only that, it will be a remarkable story for any rural community looking to revitalize its infrastructure, its culture and its people.
