Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will hold a groundbreaking Saturday, March 23, for the first of 17 homes in its Green Freedom subdivision on Aurora’s West Side.
The public is invited to the event at 1921 Jericho Road in Aurora. Activities will open at 9 a.m. with a light breakfast. At 10 a.m., the future homeowner, Tlueka Chism and her family, City and Habitat officials, will join volunteers and project partners and other Habitat homeowners in a ground-breaking ceremony. A drawing for a raffle basket will follow the ceremony.
Aldermen on the city Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee approved the final plat and plan for the subdivision on Wednesday, March13.
The project is a partnership of Montgomery-based Habitat, Nicor Gas, and Commonwealth Edison Company. Carbon neutral, the project will use only as much energy as it generates by combining natural gas and electric resources.
The site is 8.5 acres between Lindenwoood Avenue and Jericho.
—Al Benson