Politics & Government
City Donates 228th Ave Land to Habitat For Humanity Project
The city's old maintenance and operations shop was donated to Habitat for Humanity, which expects to build 8-12 housing units there.
The following is a press release from the city of Sammamish
Working together on behalf of affordable housing, the city and Habitat for Humanity have designated a 1.5-acre property along 228th Avenue as the future location of several residential units.
The city-owned property, known locally as the "Lamb House" on 228th Ave. near SE 20th St., formerly housed the city’s old maintenance and operations shop, was recently donated to Habitat.
Habitat’s Kirk Utzinger, Lee Brannam and Tom Granger appeared at the July 15 City Council meeting to thank Sammamish for the donation of land. Following the meeting, Utzinger issued a statement.
“We are extremely grateful to the city of Sammamish for their genuine commitment to provide more affordable home ownership opportunities in their community,” Utzinger said. “This land donation will allow us to build safe, healthy and sustainable homes for hard-working, low-income families.”
Although the residential units have not been designed yet, it’s expected the donated site will be able to accommodate between eight to twelve units. Sammamish City Manager Ben Yazici said he’s confident the new homes will fit in beautifully.
“We’re very pleased to be partnering with Habitat,” Yazici said. “Providing affordable housing in Sammamish is really important, so we wanted a partner with a great track record and the ability to deliver a quality housing product that would match the character of our community."
Habitat, which relies primarily on volunteer labor, has built well over 100 homes in eastside communities, selling them at cost to working families.
Pictured: (From left to right) Kamuron Gural, Director of Community Development, Lyman Howard- Deputy City Manager, John Curley- Councilmember, Lee Brannam- Habitat SKC Site & Acquisition Director, Don Gerend- Councilmember, Nancy Whitten- Councilmember, Tom Vance- Councilmember, Tom Odell- Mayor, Kirk Utzinger- Habitat SKC CEO, Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo- Councilmember, John James- Councilmember, Tom Granger- Habitat SKC VP of Programs & Operations
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