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Housing report: 4,906 households served in December; duplexes to begin and $9.5M shelter bid set
Summary
Todd Enloe, housing services, reported 4,906 households served in December, ongoing rehabilitation projects, new duplexes moving to award and a pre‑bid process for a roughly $9.5 million shelter in Tahlequah. He also highlighted Ganohili subdivision homes targeting Energy Star Silver.
Todd Enloe, representing housing services, summarized monthly program metrics and construction updates.
"For the month of December we served 4,906 households," Enloe said, describing that figure as incorporating homeownership, low‑rent, rental assistance and temporary rental assistance programs.
Enloe said bids posted in December included 58 rehabs; 88 jobs are under construction and 21 rehabs are complete. He reported that the department has built more than 500 homes since 2020.
On specific projects, Enloe said the Ocholeda duplexes returned two responsive bids and the department expected to make a contractor award that week; site work and utilities are in place. He said a roughly 20,000‑square‑foot Bridal Shelter in Tahlequah, part of the Housing Jobs Sustainable Communities Act, had an estimated construction cost of about $9,500,000 and that a pre‑bid meeting would occur the next day, with the first bid package covering site work.
Enloe played a short aerial flyover for Ganohili in Jay and said the subdivision includes 10 existing homes and 20 lots, a central park named for a World War II veteran, and that homes there will target an Energy Star Silver rating with a HERS rater to verify construction. He said value engineering savings allowed several amenity additions at another site including a wildflower plot, a multipurpose basketball/pickleball court with lighting, and fence staining and sealing.
Council members asked about drainage and seeding and Enloe said crews would return to address seeding and erosion control where earlier drought limited grass growth. He said utilities are being turned on at other sites to allow final punch work and inspections and that the duplexes should start quickly once contracts are awarded.
Less critical details: Enloe thanked the rehab crews and said site‑specific surprises are planned for community play areas; no formal votes were taken on housing items during the meeting.
