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Habitat for Humanity board members, donors, and volunteers ceremonially broke ground on a new home along East 12th Street Friday morning.<\/p>\n
This will be the second house the nonprofit has built from the ground up in Cortez, said Susan Rain, a board member for Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mission here locally is to build homes, community and hope,\u201d Rain said at the groundbreaking event. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what we\u2019re planning to do here.\u201d<\/p>\n
This home project will be 1,200 square feet and have three bedrooms and one bathroom, according to Molly Greenlee, the local organization\u2019s executive director. Currently, Habitat is in the process of selecting a partner family, who will not only live in the home, but also help in the construction process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t require a down payment for the houses,\u201d Greenlee said. \u201cBut sort of as an alternative down payment, they contribute what we call \u2018sweat equity hours.\u2019 So they work with the Habitat volunteers and staff in the construction of the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Right now, they expect to finish up the project in September or October. Volunteers of all skill levels are encouraged to join in some capacity, whether it be on a construction site, through fundraising efforts or at the organization\u2019s ReStore on U.S. Highway 491.<\/p>\n