Donation: County to contemplate donating property to Habitat for Humanity

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioner is predicted to vote Wednesday, Aug. 3, whether or not to approve switch/donation of property to Habitat for Humanity for the creation of reasonably priced housing.

Board of Commissioners Meeting — Courtsey

The commissioners mentioned the undertaking throughout a gathering Wednesday, July 27.

Brian Gardner, assistant county counsel, mentioned the foreclosed property can both be put up for foreclosures sale or be donated for low-income housing, social providers or little one care providers.

“The topic property that we’re taking a look at was taken by foreclosures,” Gardner mentioned.

The property is positioned within the 4400 block of Salmon River Hwy. The assessed worth is $54,950. Gardner was approached to take a look at a switch of property to Habitat for Humanity for low-income housing.

“For Lincoln County, it doesn’t do us any good to have foreclosed properties,” Gardner mentioned. “We will’t do something with them. In the event that they’re foreclosed on, we mainly have the choice of promoting them, maintaining them however not doing something with them which may create a legal responsibility situation, [or] getting again within the tax partitions.”

With this proposal, the county has some assurance of one thing to be developed in a speedy course of. The state will work with Habitat to construct housing for a wildfire survivor.

“I’ve been engaged by Oregon Housing Group Providers to assist them create housing within the wildfire-impacted counties, together with Jackson, Lincoln, Lane and Marion counties,” mentioned Tom Kemper, a housing marketing consultant on the undertaking. “We pursued manufactured residence elements, tiny residence villages and different housing options.”

Kemper mentioned the state entered right into a contract to make 140 modular houses. They dedicated to fund the event price for 2 modular houses in Lincoln County. They’ll donate the modular unit to a neighborhood nonprofit – on this case, Habitat for Humanity.

This residence will probably be devoted to a wildfire survivor. The event must be finished shortly.

The Habitat for Humanity Board of Administrators has permitted of the undertaking pending the property donation. As soon as they’ve a contract from the state, they will approve that contract.

“I’m excited to see this hopefully transfer ahead,” Commissioner Kaety Jacobson mentioned.

The commissioners will decide on whether or not to switch the property Wednesday, Aug. 3.