By Matt Hoisch
Dozens of people gathered in Rebecca hall for the Sunnyside housing lottery, and many more watched remotely over Zoom. Picture by Matt Hoisch.
After years of the work developing the region’s latest affordable housing units, the lottery for the Sunnyside project finally took place on Thursday, June 30. A little more than 170 households entered in the lottery, with 25 units up for grabs. KOTO spoke with many of the people at the lottery about their own housing challenges and what it would mean if they won.
The lottery balls are laid out on a table before the lottery begins. Each household has a different number of balls depending on whether they meet various qualifications. All in all there’s about 360 of them. Picture by Matt Hoisch.