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Modular home built by TST BOCES students to become next habitat homeModular home built by TST BOCES students to become next habitat home JUNE 23, 2010, 7:00 AM Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties is going modular for their current build in the Village of Dryden. Through a partnership with the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES Career and Technology Center Habitat was able to purchase "House No. 25", a 3-bedroom modular house that was built by students on the Warren Road campus. This modular house will become the home of the Couch Family, Geoff and Jessica and their three children. The modular house was split down the middle and transported on two carriers from BOCES to the 6 Wellsley Drive, Dryden this past week. Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties, Christy Voytko, says "For Habitat, partnering with BOCES will enable us to better serve our mission. Having this student-built, nearly completed home means that our The Couches will be able to move out of their substandard housing and become homeowners in a much shorter period of time." The Tompkins-Cortland affiliate has built 13 stick-built homes in the two counties and has never worked with a modular home before. Luckily, American Homes in Dryden stepped in to help. American Homes has professionally installed over 5,000 modular homes in the region since 2000. In addition to educating the affiliate about modular homes, they sent a crew to BOCES to look at the student's work, arranged for the crane to move the home from the carriers, and fastened the home to the foundation. "American Homes is happy to help our community by working with Habitat, which is great organization with a worthy cause," says Jack Baker, Manager of American Homes in Dryden. Habitat held a home dedication on Saturday to celebrate the completion of the home for Amber Little and her family in Lansing. Currently, Habitat is also building a home in Cortland on 33 Arthur Ave. For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland Counties visit www.tchabitat.com or call 898-4148. | Featured Homes
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