ODD FELLOWS LODGE 20 HOUSING PROJECT APPLICATION

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5. Gaps and Duplication in Services: Describe how your proposed project fills a gap in homeless and/or affordable housing services in Kittitas County. Include a description of how the project is or isn't a duplication of current services. (250 words max.) The Odd Fellows Lodge 20 Housing Project phase one will bring 20-30 units of affordable housing to Kittitas County. Washington state Department of Commerce estimates that Kittitas County will need more than 5,200 units of affordable housing within the next 20 years. Housing is one of the most critical issues facing the county today. While the federal definition of housing shortage is less than five percent unit availability in a region, Kittitas county has less than one-half of one percent unity availability. Add"tionally, in July 2023, internet rental company Dwellsy published research showing that Ellensburg had the third highest rental increases in the nation last year. OFLHP housing project phase one will bring critical affordable housing to the county. Sustainability: Describe your ability, experience, and resources to implement and sustain the project during the term of the project. (250 words max.) Odd Fellows Lodge 20 Housing Project has 142 years of experience as an operating Washington State Pioneer corporation. OFLHP has hired Stickney Murphy (SMR), a Seattle architecture firm specializing in affordable housing with local experience in Ellensburg as the designers of the existing Spurling Court housing complex on Rainier Avenue. OFLHP hired the Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing (ORFH), a Yakima -based non-profit affordable housing developer. ORFH has more than 40 years of experience developing housing in Washington state, and have successfully completed more than 10,000 units of affordable housing. 5 of 9