Common Ground Trust Launched to Increase Affordable Housing Inventory

Serve Wenatchee Valley announced Wednesday the launch of the Common Ground Community Housing Trust with the goal of developing affordable home ownership opportunities within the community.

Executive Director Thom Nees said they are currently in the process of developing the non-profit organization.

"So right now we are project free, but we're looking at a goal of 2022 to have our initial project off the ground and moving forward," explained Nees.

The hope is that Common Ground will have five to ten homes within the initial project.

Serve Wenatchee Valley is acting as a fiscal sponsor for Common Ground and has hired a consultant for assistance. The housing trust will cover the Wenatchee and Eastmont school district boundaries extending up to Orondo.

Members of the community are encouraged to participate either financially or through six different work groups ranging from a focus on organizational sustainability to building policy.

For more information, contact Thom Nees at thom@servewenatchee.org.