Article: Self-Help Housing
Sweat equity at Hamilton Heights
By Shelly Randall
Leader Contributing Writer
Karen Jesionowski’s voice broke as she spoke the words of the American dream.
“You don’t know how proud I am to be here right now,” said the middle-aged woman in work boots to the crowd of 100 gathered to celebrate her and 19 other low- to moderate-income families about to move into homes of their own.
“I never thought in my whole life I would build a home and own it.”
Originally published Oct. 26, 2005, in the Port Townsend-Jefferson County Leader.
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