Happening today: Sanford leaders to cut ribbon on affordable housing complex

Gene Saladna

April 11, 2024 at 10:13 AM·1 min read

Officials will cut the ribbon Thursday on a multi-million dollar affordable housing project in Sanford.

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Channel 9 showed you a preview of Somerset Landings on Tuesday.

The community features 84 affordable units in the historic Sanford neighborhood of Goldsboro.

READ: Sanford Housing Authority celebrates opening of new affordable housing complex

In order to qualify, residents need to make 35% to 60% of the local median income.

The property will be the third project the Sanford Housing Authority has opened this year.

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It’s located at the former site of Monroe Landings, a public housing complex deemed uninhabitable and condemned in 2012.

Today’s ribbon cutting is set for 11 a.m.

Channel 9′s Jeff Levkulich will be on hand for the event.

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