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Habitat homes moved into Sisters
By Jim Cornelius

Habitat director Sharlene Weed looks on as new homes are trucked into Sisters.

A moving crew hauled two 1,200-square-foot houses and two garages into Sisters on Sunday morning, June 23, to be used by Sisters Habitat for Humanity.

Two more houses will be moved in at a later date.

The homes come from the 420-acre Deschutes River Ranch in Tumalo. They were built as second homes for vacationers. The property was purchased in January for redevelopment as a year-round residential community.

The houses were donated to various Habitat chapters around Central Oregon.

Sisters Habitat director Sharlene Weed said the homes have about $45,000 value to the chapter. They will be placed on lots on Locust Street and Spruce Street.

The chapter will have to pour foundations, provide electrical hookups and pay for permits and systems development charges.

One of the houses is spoken for. According to Weed, the houses are not suitable for the other five candidates currently waiting for Habitat homes.

"Because they are three-bedroom, the families we have... don't qualify, except one," Weed said.

The Sisters chapter is taking applications for the homes. The three-bedroom units would be suitable for a single mother and a couple of children on up to a family of six, according to Weed, depending on the make-up of the family.

Applicants must go through the standard Habitat for Humanity process, Weed said. That includes demonstrating a need for housing; the ability to pay a Habitat for Humanity mortgage of $350 to $400 per month; demonstrating a stable income; and a willingness to work with Habitat for Humanity and provide "sweat equity" to the project.

Those interested in applying for Habitat for Humanity housing may contact Weed at 549-1193.

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