FLAGSTAFF — While Habitat for Humanity’s second “starter home” on Butler Avenue was under construction over the past year, Sarah Andrews would often daydream about the ways she would make the space feel like home if it were ever hers.She pictured how to arrange the furniture, what to hang on the walls and ways to make it feel warm and welcoming.After a lengthy selection process, Andrews can now start turning some of those design dreams into reality after she was recently chosen from a pool of nearly 700 applicants.”I was kind of wishing it into existence in a way and envisioning myself in this house,” Andrews said last week at the dedication ceremony for her new home.”It just feels amazing to know that I can make it my own, like truly my own,” she said. “I can put things in this house that will make it feel supportive specifically to me and my needs and I can have the people that I love most in the world and to share that space with them.”Andrews, who works for the city’s public library system, has spent the years since her graduation from Northern Arizona University in 2020 navigating Flagstaff’s expensive rental market. After multiple housing options fell through, she was eventually able to move in with three roommates. It’s an arrangement that might be cheaper than living alone, but often brings with it its own challenges.It’s also not an uncommon arrangement, according to data in a report from Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy. The report highlights the need for about 7,441 additional housing units to adequately house all Flagstaff residents.Andrews’ mother, …
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