Farmway Village Renovation Complete; Housing Authority to Dedicate 112 New Units June 26

CALDWELL - On June 26, 112 newly renovated two bedroom apartments will be dedicated at the Caldwell Housing Authority's (CHA) 80-acre Farmway Village property, 22730 Farmway Road, in Caldwell at 3 p.m.

The new apartmentsonce seasonal labor barrackshave been rehabilitated exclusively for local low-income farm-working families. All units received new roofs, flooring, kitchen cabinets and bath fixtures in addition to new hot water heaters, insulation and electrical systems. A sprinkler system was also installed to provide maintenance free lawn areas for residents. Farmway's entire water system was also upgraded.

All apartments rented in just two months, according to David Linden, CHA administrator, demonstrating the tremendous need for low-income farm labor housing in the area. "We provide 248 total affordable rental units here and we have the only farm labor housing for miles. You can imagine how vital it was to complete these apartments for families working here year-round," Linden said.

Funding for the rehab work came from several sources including the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development, the Idaho Department of Commerce, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, Idaho Power and Canyon County Council on Aging.

CHA began making improvements to their Farmway Village property in 1992 with the additional of 136 two- to five-bedroom town homes. Currently, 1,600 residents call Farmway Village home. These residents provide farm labor in Nampa/Caldwell and Marsing.

Idaho Migrant Council provides daycare on-site to qualifying Farmway families with small children. Basic health services and referrals are also provided on-site by Terry Reilly representatives.