Homes to Arrive by Barge

More homes arriving by barge for the Home Trust

One of three homes that arrived by barge in August – Contributed photo

The San Juan Community Home Trust is on the move AGAIN! Two more homes are coming soon to Phase 2 of Sun Rise, the new neighborhood of permanently affordable homes now being developed by San Juan Community Home Trust. The houses, from Victoria B.C., will be brought by barge to the boat ramp at Jackson Beach on Thursday, November 19th at around 10:00 am.

These two smaller homes (each approximately 1,000 sq. feet) will be moved to the site at the end of Grover Street, adding to the three that were delivered in August that are now being renovated. The houses will be moved to the site during the night, traveling on streets through town. They are small enough not to require that power lines be lifted.

Seven more homes will be brought in next year, bringing the total to 12 homes in this pocket neighborhood. These “recycled” homes from the 1920s and 1930s era are being saved from demolition, as new property owners favor larger, newer homes. Rather than being destroyed, these charming vintage dwellings, will find new life in a new setting, rather than being relegated to land fill. They were well-built, using quality materials, and the renovations to bring them up to contemporary and local codes, will make them fine additions to housing here on the island. Islanders who buy these homes will not only have shelter, but a piece of northwest history to call their own.

Learn more about the Home Trust and its plans by attending the Annual Meeting of the San Juan Community at the San Juan Island Grange Hall on December 10th at 6pm.

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