During my announcement of the start of this year’s MABA Parade on Homes entry, I promised to start from the very beginning of the process. The Parade is a wonderful chance to build a home in which all the vendors and suppliers are eager to get their latest and greatest products out for show. It is a chance for the developers to give their new subdivisions a push start. It is a chance for the builders to show off their products. It is a chance for the public to get a good idea of what is happening in home building trends and practices.
The process starts almost immediately after the parade ends. Notices go out to developers on applying for the next year’s event. This past year, thirteen different subdivisions were submitted for selection. Twelve are in Dane County and the other just over the border in Lodi. The Developers present their subdivisions early in September to the Builders. At a second meeting three weeks later, the builders meet to decide which subdivision they would like to be in. It takes three houses to form a parade site. The process starts with a vote. The subdivision with the most votes is the first selected. The process continues until no more sites qualify. Each Builder is allowed to get into two sites. Builders earn seniority points based on the number of uninterrupted years they have participated. This determines the order in which lots are selected. At this meeting last year, seven sites were selected by 29 builders.
Two weeks later, the builders meet at the subdivision they selected, and pick lots. TimberLane Builders picked the Blueridge Addition to Southbridge in Waunakee. I am very excited to be building there. It is our first home to be built in Waunakee. Waunakee has been the hardest site to get into over the time I have been in the parade. We have risen from 39th to 10th on the seniority list, but we were still seventh out of the eight builders who selected Southbridge. Most important, I got the lot I wanted. Details on our home can be watched on it’s webpage. ( http://www.dchwi.com/tlb/2011DresenParade.htm)
Next-designing the plan.
Mike Vilstrup, TimberLane Builders
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