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IHT Schedules Informational Meetings

Island Housing Trust has scheduled a series of informational meetings in March to describe homeownership opportunities at the Ripples Hill Workforce Housing Development in Somesville.

The meetings are scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 14th in McCormick Hall at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor; 10 a.m., Saturday, March 15th at the Somesville Parish House in Somesville; and at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 18th at Harbor House Community Center in Southwest Harbor.

Representatives from IHT will be on hand to talk about Phase 1 of the Ripples Hill development, site work for which began last month. Six modest-sized, energy-efficient houses will be built in Phase 1 of the development and IHT is continuing to recruit applicants for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project, during which several of the remaining 13 houses will be constructed. Application packets for those interested in applying to own a house at Ripples Hill will be available at the informational meetings.

Anyone with questions about the meeting locations or needing directions to them should contact Chris Spruce at 288-4496.

IHT Accepts Donation of Somesville Property

Island Housing Trust has accepted a 2.38-acre parcel from the Beatty Family as the site of a future workforce housing residence. (See the latest edition of the Year-Rounder (Vol. 3, No. 2) for more information.)

The Year-Rounder Newsletter

An electronic version of the IHT newsletter, The Year-Rounder, is now available on our website. Please click on the Year-Rounder tab on this page to download the newsletter.

Applications Available!

If you are interested in applying to qualify for a house in the Ripples Hill subdivision, please contact Chris Spruce c/o Island Housing Trust, P.O. Box 851, Mount Desert, ME 04660 or at islandhousingtrust@roadrunner.com, or by calling 207-288-4496. Applications are still being accepted.

APPROVED SUBDIVISION

Ripples Hill is an officially approved subdivision within the Town of Mount Desert. We are currently raising funds to support the project's infrastructure (roads, sewer, water, electric etc.) costs. If you would like to learn how you can help, please contact us. (See contact information above.)

Are You Planning to Build Workforce Housing?

Island Housing Trust is interested in working with any private developer on Mount Desert Island, Maine who is planning to construct year-round housing for MDI working individuals and families. We can help you develop the "housing easements" (deed restrictions and covenants) that may be needed to ensure the housing you designate for year-round residency remains that way. We can also help you recruit and qualify potential homeowners for the workforce houses you wish to build, as well as provide follow-up services for enforcement of the easements. For further information, contact Chris Spruce at IHT, 207-288-4496 or at islandhousingtrust@roadrunner.com