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.
The Barron County Housing Authority also provides Management/Compliance/Wait List 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
Waters Edge Apartments (Wait List Management Only) - Project-based Vouchers
Aspen Grove Apartments (Wait List Management Only) - Project-based Vouchers
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.
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.