Eco-Friendly housing project, Prairie Heights, opens in Eau Claire

Eco-Friendly housing project, Prairie Heights, opens in Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - A new eco-friendly housing project opened in Eau Claire. The Prairie Heights Residences, just off Birch Street near Woodman's, serve a plethora of residents, including multi-family, veterans, special needs, and lower-income occupants, and areas set aside for the unhoused population. According to Paul Gerrard, the building's developer, utility costs can often make up 20% or more of a low-income household's income. G…