A groundbreaking ceremony was held Saturday for the first home to be built in the new Habitat for Humanity Green Freedom subdivision on the far West Side of Aurora.
Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Jeffrey Barrett said the project is the first of its kind in the country. Tlueka Chism of Aurora was on hand Saturday morning for the groundbreaking of her new home that will be built in the new Habitat for Humanity Green Freedom subdivision in Aurora.
Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Director of Construction Len Zegiel said he served on staff with Habitat the past three years as the construction manager and worked with Habitat “many years before that with my own construction company helping out and giving back.” A crowd came out for the groundbreaking on Saturday of the first home in the new Habitat for Humanity Green Freedom subdivision in Aurora, which will feature 17 net-zero-energy houses.