By Kelly Vates | Executive Director
Hello Friends and thank you so much for your continued support of our ever evolving Building Acquisition & Housing Project!
We are excited to report that we have begun taking steps forward towards the building acquisition. Fair Haven is gratful to report we have secured two seperate grants to fund the lions share of the project and grants take time to execute! We are working with HUD and have submitted all of the necessary documentation needed to access the first of our grant dollars.
In addition to what we have submitted, it has been decided that we will need to complete a Phase 1 Environmental site assessment.
For those of us who do not speak such language (including myself!), a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is commonly referred to as an ESA, or Phase I ESA, is completed to research the current and historical uses of a property as part of a commercial real estate transaction. The intent of the report is to assess if current or historical property uses have impacted the soil or groundwater beneath the property and could pose a threat to the environment and/or human health. So, let's be safe!
We secured three proposals from friendly Engineering Companies and have selected Alt & Witzig Engineering, located in Merrillville, to conduct our assessment. The best news, it begins tomorrow, October 5, 2022. We are grateful for their willingness to begin immediately!! The sooner the report is completed, the sooner we can submit all the report to HUD and move forward with acquisition.
We are also grateful for their partnership and generousity towards the cost of the the Phase 1 site assessment. We unfortunately did not think we were subjet to this requirement and did not have the cost ($1500) written into our budget. This is where community partnerships really come into play. It's in the unforeseen expenses that your donations will fill in the gap and make such a huge impact in moving the project forward! Thank you for all for your continued support. We could not do this project without you!
To wrap things up, please join me in celebrating as our small for-purpose organization turns 18 years old~ What an absolute honor and privilege to serve survivors of sexual violence and walk alongside them through the journey of healing. Every step we take is for them!
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