Thanks to everyone who has volunteered or offered donations during the past month! And thank you for being patient while we get things organized.
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- Raised over $50,000 (over 450 donors)
- Over 50 people have indicated they want to volunteer
- Over 60 people have volunteered to help with donations of goods (Thanks to Chris Odt for organizing!)
- Received Temporary Zoning (through June 1) approval through the City Council
- Built a tiny house and had Fire Department, Building Inspection and Zoning inspect it. Ordered supplies for 4 more houses (will be here on Thursday)
- Have a resolution going through the county board for a $200,000 grant
- Worked with Bachman Construction and their subs (Hill Electric, Perzborn Plumbing and Harker Heating and Cooling), the architect Ed Kuharski and surveyer (Isthmus Surveying) to be able to start construction the week of November 9th.
- Worked with One Community Bank and the appraiser (Masters-Hall) to get a bank loan to close between November 6th and the 10th
- Are entering into a lease with Common Wealth Development ($1/mo!!! Thank you!!!) for space to build the tinier houses
- Had 12 people go through orientation (limited to 6 per week) for the tiny houses and have added 6 people as members who qualify to apply for a tiny house.
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- Get the leased shop set up and ready for volunteers (Volunteers start Monday Nov. 2nd – watch for an email Friday or Saturday)
- Closing on the property (November 6 – 10), prep the building for construction
- Construction starts by Wednesday, November 10th
- Build the fence (Weekend of November 14th and 15th)
- Build a communications/admin team
- Continued fundraising
- Go Fund Me
- On-line store set up
- On-line auction set up
- Sales of items from Wiggies Bar
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- Our goal is to have the people who will be living in the houses help build the houses. So they will be signing up first.
- Our second shift of people to sign up is for people who might want to be a shift manager or people with special construction skills. (This week)
- And then we will start getting everyone else (Mid-week next week)