Your Recovery Act Dollars at Work in Sedro-Woolley
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is an unparalleled effort to boost our economy and create or save jobs while also addressing long-term challenges and enhancing energy efficiency.
Hillsview will benefit from ARRA through funding to upgrade and renovate the property. This section of the SWHA Web site is designed to help you learn how this project will help:
- Jumpstart our economy by creating and saving jobs;
- Improve a valuable public asset;
- Increase energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and lower operating costs over the long term.
Hillsview Renovation
SWHA has received $189,000 from ARRA to improve Hillsview, which is a 60-unit public housing complex that’s home to seniors and individuals with disabilities. Below, you can learn additional details about the project.
Scope of Work: The project will install handrails and energy-efficient lighting, improve the elevator and hallways, remodel the community room and kitchen, and replace existing floors with plywood and carpeting. The floor has long been in need of repair due to fractured and uneven concrete slabs.
Project Progress
January 2010
Major construction work is completed at Hillsview.
October 2009
Construction work is underway on the Hillsview renovation. The general contractor, Old World Construction, expects the project to be finished in December 2009.
In addition to the general contractor, the following companies are involved with the project: ORB Architects, BCE Engineering, Standard Wire Company, and Emerald Aire, Inc.
September 2009
The Hillsview renovation contract has been awarded to Old World Construction.
What's New
Below, you can find links to news releases and news stories about SWHA's 2009 stimulus funding:
April 2010: Hillsview Stimulus Project Video
Useful Links
With the links below you can find out about and connect to the economic recovery package Web sites for:
