Silverton Housing Authority Conducts First Waitlist Drawing to Choose Future Owner of Affordable Home

The Silverton Housing Authority’s first Affordability Covenants filed on 735 Martha Rose Street, a new affordable home. Photo credit Anne Chase

The Silverton Housing Authority’s first Affordability Covenants filed on 735 Martha Rose Street, a new affordable home. Photo credit Anne Chase

The Silverton Housing Authority Board and Staff congratulate the applicant in first place on the waitlist. Photo credit Beven Harris

The Silverton Housing Authority Board and Staff congratulate the applicant in first place on the waitlist. Photo credit Beven Harris

On Monday, April 7th, the Silverton Housing Authority had its first Waitlist Drawing — a randomized process to determine the order in which eligible applicants will be offered the opportunity to purchase an affordable home. For this inaugural drawing, four local households applied and met the income eligibility requirements for a home in the Anvil Mountain Subdivision. All four applicants are empl…