Tamarack Village to host open house

Tamarack Village, a development of the Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority, will open its doors to the public with a day of festivities on Wednesday, August 20.

Tamarack Village is a multifamily housing development located on a 2.1-acre site fronting Larch Avenue on the north end of Sisters.

The target population is individuals and families earning typically 30 to 60 percent of the area median income, or $11,400 to $37,740 depending on the family size.

The community's two- and three-bedroom units include amenities such as washers and dryers. Each apartment has a private deck or patio; many have mountain views.

In addition to housing, Tamarack Village offers a 1,270-square-foot community center, with a conference room, computer station with Internet access, kitchenette, restrooms and the on-site management office.

The community center will be used to support a referral network for social services such as home ownership training, parenting skills, education and organized children's activities. The facility will also host training opportunities for both Tamarack Village residents and other members of the Sisters community.

"The defining characteristic of these families," says Cyndy Cook, Executive Director of the Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority (CORHA), "is that many families are burdened with inadequate, expensive housing which consumes too much of their monthly income, leaving little or no discretionary income to allow them to move on to a higher level of self-sufficiency or home ownership."

Architect Don Stevens, of Donald E. Stevens Architect, LLC, in Bend designed Tamarack Village.

The development will be managed by Bowen Property Management Co.

Lease applications are now being taken.

For information on family income qualifications and rental rates, call 549-0143.