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- Mother Teresa |
Moving Day set for home in Norfolk
BY STEPHEN PETERSON SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
NORFOLK - A key step is being taken Tuesday for what will be the town's first free-standing affordable home.
Old Colony Habitat for Humanity, based in Attleboro, will move a ranch house that was donated to the group from 23 Leland Road to 7 Leland Road in the western part of town.
The move is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.
The house will sit on the front of the property over the winter as plans are finalized for the foundation and septic system, Habitat for Humanity says.
The families that move into houses of Habitat for Humanity put in hours of work on the homes, for which they pay an interest-free mortgage. The agency handles all development costs, and seeks donations of labor and materials.
In the spring, volunteers will be needed to help refurbish the house, Habitat for Humanity said.
Leland Road is off Miller Street and near Kingsbury Pond, the closed Norfolk airport and Franklin.
Residents at last June's town meeting supported the relocation of the home to a vacant parcel the town took for back taxes three lots away. The request came from the town's Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Several other area communities have established affordable homes by partnering with Habitat for Humanity, including Attleboro, Plainville and Norton.
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