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Council backs letters of intent for two local affordable housing projects, including Habitat Willow Street and Odd Fellows Lodge plan
Summary
The council authorized letters of intent and directed staff to develop agreements for Habitat for Humanity’s three-unit Willow Street project ($1.1M request) and Odd Fellows Lodge No. 20’s 24-unit rental proposal ($1.2M request), citing permanent affordability mechanisms and a mix of funding including a $1M CHIP award for the Odd Fellows site.
On Feb. 2 the Ellensburg City Council authorized the mayor to sign letters of intent and directed staff to develop affordable housing agreements for two proposed projects: Habitat for Humanity’s Willow Street development and the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 20 housing project.
Habitat presentation: Lily Fry, housing program manager, and Marie Spangler of Habitat for Humanity described the Willow Street proposal for three two-bedroom homes on a single lot at 510 South Willow. Habitat requested $1,100,000 from the city’s affordable housing sales tax fund (approximately $367,000 per unit).…
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