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Dane County widens housing starts lead

Madison area has surpassed Waukesha County's expansion

By MIKE JOHNSON of the Journal Sentinel staff

Monday, September 2, 2002

Fast-growing Dane County has solidified its position as Wisconsin's growth leader in new home construction, leading Waukesha County for the second-straight year, figures from data tracking firms and builders associations show.

Myriad factors have pushed Waukesha County into second place, including a desire by some communities to slow growth and preserve what remains of the rural atmosphere of the similarly burgeoning county.

"Dane County has continued to grow and will have the most single- family and duplex starts in the state. ...

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