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Vandals slow progress at Habitat building site
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/12/06
BY ANDREA ALEXANDER
STAFF WRITER
FREEHOLD — Mike Mokris was devastated when he returned to work on a Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity project and found the house under construction had been burglarized.
"It is disheartening to see someone came in to do that," said Mokris, who volunteers his time as construction supervisor for the project at 124 Center St., Freehold.
Mokris discovered the copper pipes had been ripped from the walls when he returned to work on a Wednesday in mid-September. The vandal or vandals caused between $500 and $1,000 in damage to take a few pounds of copper worth about $4.
The theft set the project back a few weeks. Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity is building a 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom house for a mother and her three children. The family could move in by the end of the year, Executive Director John Yaecker said.
"This incident may slow the building process for our new homeowners, but we intend to move ahead as rapidly as possible to complete this project," said Lee Moffitt, president of Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity. "This family shouldn't have to wait any longer than necessary."
Once completed, the Center Street house will be the 24th Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity has built for area low-income families during the past 18 years. The organization has provided homes for 36 adults and 49 children.
Families buy their homes from Habitat for Humanity through a 30-year zero-interest mortgage, Yaecker said. A sponsor works with the families, who must assist with the construction, to get them ready for the responsibilities of ownership.
Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity is looking for affordable lots for additional projects and is also looking for volunteers, Yaecker said.
For more information, call (732) 308-3400 or visit www.westmonhabitat.org on the Web.
Vandals slow progress at Habitat building site
Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/12/06
BY ANDREA ALEXANDER
STAFF WRITER
FREEHOLD — Mike Mokris was devastated when he returned to work on a Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity project and found the house under construction had been burglarized.
"It is disheartening to see someone came in to do that," said Mokris, who volunteers his time as construction supervisor for the project at 124 Center St., Freehold.
Mokris discovered the copper pipes had been ripped from the walls when he returned to work on a Wednesday in mid-September. The vandal or vandals caused between $500 and $1,000 in damage to take a few pounds of copper worth about $4.
The theft set the project back a few weeks. Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity is building a 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom house for a mother and her three children. The family could move in by the end of the year, Executive Director John Yaecker said.
"This incident may slow the building process for our new homeowners, but we intend to move ahead as rapidly as possible to complete this project," said Lee Moffitt, president of Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity. "This family shouldn't have to wait any longer than necessary."
Once completed, the Center Street house will be the 24th Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity has built for area low-income families during the past 18 years. The organization has provided homes for 36 adults and 49 children.
Families buy their homes from Habitat for Humanity through a 30-year zero-interest mortgage, Yaecker said. A sponsor works with the families, who must assist with the construction, to get them ready for the responsibilities of ownership.
Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity is looking for affordable lots for additional projects and is also looking for volunteers, Yaecker said.
For more information, call (732) 308-3400 or visit www.westmonhabitat.org on the Web.