Moose Jaw Times-Herald: City to provide financial support to Habitat

Executive committee votes to give $5,000 grant and temporarily waive property taxes

Bill Harris, chairman for Habitat for Humanity in
Moose Jaw, makes a presentation to executive
committee on Feb. 16, 2016 for the city to
provide a $5,000 grant and waive property taxes
until title is transferred to the new owner on
Habitat's sixth build on Ominica Street West.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy


A few weeks ago, Habitat for Humanity broke ground on their sixth home in Moose Jaw, which will be Mandy Eirich's new house.

At Tuesday's executive committee meeting, Bill Harris, chairman for Habitat for Humanity in Moose Jaw, requested that the city provide a $5,000 grant and waive the property taxes on the property on Ominica Street West until title is transferred to the new owner.

"We continue to do lots of fundraising and are still involved in that, but obviously anything to help us secure another lot or reduce the amount of fundraising we have to do to pay for the lot and build a home," said Harris.

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