CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE TO RECOGNIZE MAY AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
April 13, 2026
Becky Binz, Housing & Equitable Development Planner
bbinz@cityofsunprairie.com
(608) 825-0869
 
Sun Prairie, WIS. – The City of Sun Prairie will be recognizing May as Affordable Housing Month by 
offering community members a variety of events designed to increase understanding of and 
engagement in housing issues. Activities planned are outlined below and are offered in partnership with 
the Sun Prairie Housing Coalition, Sun Prairie Area School District, Dane County Historical Society, Sun 
Prairie Public Library, Boundless Tiny Homes, and UW Health. 

Small Homes, Big Impact: A Talk on ADUs
The series of events will kick off with a panel held at the Westside Community Services Building on 
Thursday, May 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The panel will dive into Sun Prairie’s draft accessory  dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance and will include a developer currently building these in Dane County, and 
a homeowner who has just added an ADU to their property in another community.

Stable Housing, Strong Community

This panel event will take place on Thursday, May 21 at the Westside Community Services Building on 
Thursday, May 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The panel will look at how not having enough good  housing affects people, families, and the community. No policy jargon, just people and their  experiences. We'll hear from the Sun Prairie Police Department, the Sun Prairie Area School District, and UW Health.

Book Club (Part 1): The Color of Law

On May 28 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. The Color of Law book club will meet in a hybrid format – in the 
Sun Prairie Library Community Room or virtually. Rothstein’s book explores how government policies 
caused ongoing segregation in America, the impacts of which are still visible today. The author will 
participate in a virtual discussion and Q&A. Bring your lunch while we provide dessert! Copies of the 
book are available at the Library Welcome desk. 

Register here: https://sunprairie.librarymarket.com/event/ColorofLaw

Unjust Deeds: Racial Covenants in Dane County

On Thursday, June 4 the Dane County Historical Society will be at the Sun Prairie Library Community 
Room from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to discuss racial covenants, which in the 20th century barred non-white residents from owning property in American suburbs. Despite becoming unenforceable after the Fair Housing Act of 1968, their effects linger. A local historian will present this history, and a traveling exhibit will be available at the library throughout June.

Book Club (Part 2): Just Action

On June 25 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. the Just Action book club will meet in a hybrid format – in the 
Sun Prairie Library Community Room or virtually. Join us for the follow-up book club to The Color of Law. 
Co-written by Richard Rothstein and his daughter Leah Rothstein, Just Action lays out practical actions 
communities can take to undo some of the harms discussed in The Color of Law. Leah Rothstein will join 
us virtually for this book club. Copies of Just Action will be available to check out from the Library  Welcome desk beginning in May! 

Register here: https://sunprairie.librarymarket.com/event/JustAction

All events are open to the community and free to attend. For additional information about the City’s 
efforts on housing, please visit www.sphousingforall.com.
 
About City of Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie is a vibrant and thriving community located in northeastern Dane County, just east of the 
City of Madison. The City of Sun Prairie has experienced strong population growth since its incorporation 
from a village to a city in 1958, undergoing a transformation from a relatively small community of less 
than 4,000 to an estimated 39,419 today.