Media Release – April 30, 2003

Contact:  Brandon Laster, 816-759-6692

Ceremonies officially open Shell Knob senior apartments

 
MHDC Commissioner and State Treasurer Nancy Farmer presided over ceremonies that officially opened Ozark Villas Apartments for seniors April 24 in Shell Knob, Missouri.

Ozark Villas is a 32-unit development provides rental housing to seniors and consists of 32 two-bedroom/1.5 bath units with a clubhouse/leasing office. The units, grouped in eight fourplex buildings, are furnished with central heating/air, washer/dryer, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dishwasher, ceiling fans and other items.

“These apartments are a tribute to the people of Shell Knob and Barry County who never let obstacles impede their goal,” said Treasurer Farmer. “It is also a tribute to partnerships. No one agency or group would have been able to build these apartments. All of the groups who partnered to develop this apartment complex are winners today, but the true winners are the residents who now have a quality, safe, affordable and attractive home.”

MHDC financing includes a $2.5 million HOME loan at 0 percent for 40 years.

The development was also the first complex approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to use the revolutionary Conventional Wetlands System for waste disposal. This system is viewed as having considerable amount of potential in rural areas where it is not economical or practical to construct and operate highly-engineered waste water system.

The Central Crossing Senior Center Corporation is also constructing a Senior Nutrition Center adjacent to the apartments through cooperation with the Missouri Department of Aging and the Department of Economic Development.

For more information on qualifications and leasing, contact Joan Ernsberger, Manager, HCR 3, Box 3100, Shell Knob, Mo. 65747, Tel: 417-858-3355, Fax: 417-858-3320 or e-mail at midamerica@carlsongardner.com.
 

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