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INTO THE FUTURE…
The Housing Authority of Grant County was founded in
the middle of World War II after the Grant County Board
of Commissioners passed a resolution declaring a need
for the agency. With a start in the wartime housing
industry, the Housing Authority secured financing in
1950 to build its first federally-funded Public Housing
project. Over the years, more projects were built, and
in 1977, 1,186 units of U.S. Air Force housing in the
Larson Subdivision outside Moses Lake were purchased.
This was a bold and innovative move that ultimately
fostered affordable homeownership for several hundred
county residents who bought homes from the Housing Authority
and significantly expanded the local rental market.
In the next few years, continued innovation will be
critical as federal support for Housing Authorities
declines and state and local budgets try to recover
from the first recession of the new millennium.
The Housing Authority of Grant County is committed
to meeting these challenges by becoming more self-sufficient
and creative in order to accomplish the goals of providing
affordable housing, fostering homeownership and helping
our communities grow. To do this we will need to engage
new community partnerships and work even more closely
with our stakeholders. The Board of Commissioners and
staff of our Housing Authority look to the future with
confidence.
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World
War II Housing for Essential War Workers 1944
Jardin
de Rosas ground breaking fall 2003
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