Ep 2: Julia Sutherland (Building an ADU) – Strong Towns Blono
Julia Sutherland has lived in Bloomington, Il for more than 20 years. She's always wanted to ensure that she did not have to put her mother in a retirement home, so she built a backyard cottage (accessory dwelling unit).Julia's is the first permitted ADU after Bloomington's zoning reform that she and Strong Towns Blono helped champion in 2025.
Our first guest of the podcast, longtime local Robbie Osenga of Catalyst Construction talks with Noah about building housing in central Illinois.
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