The Nitty-Gritty of Applying for the Sunnyside Lottery/ El Meollo de la Solicitud para la Lotería de Sunnyside

May 19, 2022

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Row of modern houses under construction on a hillside, featuring wooden frames and sloped roofs. Bright blue sky with fluffy clouds above. Sparse trees in the foreground and a rocky terrain to the left.

by Matt Hoisch

The Sunnyside Project. Picture by David Nepsky. / El Proyecto Sunnyside. Imagen de David Nepsky.

The lottery for Telluride’s latest affordable housing project is up and running. The Sunnyside Project, a collaboration between the Town and San Miguel County, will consist of 30 units with a mix of housing types and sizes ranging from one to four bedrooms. The town is accepting Lottery applications through noon on Tuesday June 21st. The lottery will take place Thursday June 30th. But, some pieces of applying for the lottery can be a bit confusing. KOTO spoke with Melanie Wasserman, Director of Housing for the Town of Telluride, about some of the details of applying. Claudia Garcia Curzio provides Spanish interpretation.

La lotería para el último proyecto de viviendas asequibles de Telluride ya está en marcha. El Proyecto Sunnyside, una colaboración entre el Pueblo y el Condado de San Miguel, consistirá en 30 unidades con una combinación de tipos y tamaños de viviendas que van desde uno a cuatro dormitorios. La ciudad está aceptando solicitudes de lotería hasta el mediodía del martes 21 de junio. El sorteo se realizará el jueves 30 de junio. Sin embargo, algunas partes de la solicitud de la lotería pueden ser un poco confusas. KOTO habló con Melanie Wasserman, Directora de Vivienda del Pueblo de Telluride, sobre algunos de los detalles de la solicitud. Claudia García Curzio brinda interpretación en español.

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