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Expansion begins for Cheraw Acres (March 2011) The New Construction Department of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina will be accepting applications for homes in the Cheraw Acres Subdivision on Friday March 25th at the Hawkeye Boys & Girls club located at 3066 Blue Springs Road in Red Springs, North Carolina. The Homeownership Program will be looking at first time homeowners. According to the Housing Financial Education Manager Kathy Locklear, to qualify a family of four cannot exceed $30,960 in total household income. Items that will be necessary for the application process will be social security cards, tribal enrollment cards, birth certificates for individuals over the age of 16 and proof of household income. A criminal back ground will be conducted on individuals over the age of 18 and a credit score will be conducted on all individuals applying for a home. To be eligible, interested individuals must not have a felony conviction within the last 10 years. The 14 single-family homes will vary in layout, although according to the New Construction manager, Leon Revels, most of the homes will be three bedrooms with two bathrooms. One home will have four bedrooms. “The homes are tentatively scheduled to be complete in early summer,” said Revels. Infrastructure for the project was funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDGB,) due to a partnership with Hoke County. Cheraw Acres was established in 2005 to expand the availability of affordable housing in the county and is part of an ongoing tax credit project. For more information, interested tribal members should contact Heather Oxendine, at 910-521-7861. |
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