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Commission defers decision on donation of six city lots to Tiny Homes Foundation after questions about size, oversight and resale
Summary
The commission deferred action on donating six city-owned lots to the Tiny Homes Foundation to allow more information: residents and commissioners raised questions about structure sizes, buyer targets, oversight and the low $10 transfer price. The nonprofit’s CEO said homes would target workforce buyers and use state 0%-interest loans.
City of Shawnee commissioners voted to defer consideration of a request to donate six city-owned properties to the Tiny Homes Foundation, a nonprofit that proposed building housing units on city lots and using an Oklahoma housing loan program to finance construction.
Ryan Harkins, Shawnee’s community development director, told the commission the nonprofit approached staff seeking at least five lots to meet eligibility rules for a loan program administered by the Oklahoma Housing Finance Authority. The city identified six available lots (listed on the agenda as: 1407 North Center, 545 North Elm, 535 North Bell, 220 North Oklahoma, 223 South Oklahoma, and 1025 East 10th) and recommended a…
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