Mayor Sandi Bloem, City Council members, city staff, St. Vincent de Paul Board and staff, and officials from Contractors Northwest participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for a 15-unit apartment house completed at the corner of Fruitland and Neider built with $2 million in grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 811 program. Named “The Lynn Peterson House” in honor of past St. Vincent de Paul Executive Director Lynn Peterson, the facility is sited be on land that is leased for 75 years from the City of Coeur d' Alene. The prime contractor for the construction was Contractors Northwest of Coeur d' Alene who started construction in April of this year. St. Vincent de Paul Society of North Idaho will manage the facility. Related to the construction project was the city’s extension of Neider Avenue west to Howard as well as improvements to Howard. The purpose of the HUD Section 811 program is to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income persons with disabilities. This project will consist of 14, one-bedroom units and one, two-bedroom manager unit. Units will be approximately 550 square-feet each. The intent of the program is to provide independent living and supportive services available through community resources. This will be permanent housing that will remain affordable as the project will be federally subsidized for 40 years. Open spaces, sidewalks, landscaping, and parking lots will be maintained through the federal subsidy.
Photo: (left to right) Mayor Sandi Bloem, Lynn Peterson, Councilman John Bruning
