A nonprofit in Sitka is building “perpetually affordable” homes to combat a housing shortage and keep young people from leaving town. Members of Haines’ housing working group are wondering whether a similar program would suit the borough.
The Sitka Community Land Trust (SCLT) has built and sold three cottages in the last two years, with plans to construct 14. Funded mostly by grants and subsidies, the nonprofit has designed a system that keeps its homes…