To gather community input on Cortez’s affordable housing project, Park Village on 7th, city staff alongside developer Evergreen Real Estate Group are hosting an open house on June 30.
From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Cortez Recreation Center at 425 Roger Smith Ave., Evergreen Real Estate Group will present to attendees their preliminary plans for the new affordable housing development located at W. Seventh Street and S. Oak Street. Audience members will then be invited to ask questions and provide feedback.
City Planner Jason Armstrong said in a presentation to the Montezuma-Cortez School Board Tuesday the project remains in the initial design phase with plans subject to change.
“The east side will continue to be slated for the affordable housing, and then the city will maintain the existing park that's there,” Armstrong said. “And we'll look toward planning in the future for additional amenities.”
For now, the city plans to build 60 to 70 affordable housing units while maintaining the rest as a city park. The Parks and Recreation Department will take community input on the park separately from the housing project with engagement events yet to be announced.
For the housing development, the city is planning to build 24 one-bedroom units, 24 two-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom units and 10 four-bedroom units alongside a clubhouse and common area.
The yearly income requirements for residents are yet to be determined, but the developer’s assessment determined that those earning $48,000 to $52,000 have the highest demand for housing in the city.
Armstrong said during the presentation community members will have another opportunity in July to comment on the housing development plans after the developer adjusts according to this first round of feedback.
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