Ground broken at housing project
Staff writer
Ground was broken Tuesday for a Hillsboro housing development a year and a half in the making.
Orchard Ridge will be a 24-unit affordable-housing project south of Dollar General.
It is being developed by Mennonite Housing, a non-profit organization in Wichita.
When completed, the project will consist of 12 duplex units that will be rented at below-market rent to families with household income no more than 80% of the town’s median.
Duplexes will be two- and three-bedroom units, each with a garage, built in an energy-efficient manner and including all appliances.
The development will have a playground, basketball court, and a covered seating area.
Council members donated the land to Mennonite Housing in December, 2023, and Mennonite Housing received $2 million in tax credits toward the $9.2 million project from Kansas Housing Corp.
“Our community is very excited for this project,” Mayor Lou Thurston said. “We’re addressing a big area of need within our community. Mennonite Housing has been an outstanding partner, and we look forward to a long, prosperous collaboration.”
More information is available at www.mhrsi.org or (316) 942-4848.