Newsletter for Nevada County Habitat Homeowners

Heritage Oak Home Gets a Spring Upgrade After living in her home nearly six years, homeowner Cat Rosevear has realized a three-year old dream – a new railing for her front porch! “I realized I wanted a more ‘finished’ look for the porch, and it finally came together just last month.” “When I decided that I wanted to put on a railing, the first thing I did was to email the Habitat exec to be sure that what I had in mind would be in compliance with the neighborhood guidelines,” said Cat. “Habitat actually sent me a blueprint of what would work on my house.” Once approved, Cat asked around for a recommendation on who could do the building, got an estimate and saved up the money. “I’m delighted with how it turned out,” said Cat. “It has a nice complete look, plus I like to decorate for holidays, and now I have another place to trim!”

Meet the Construction Committee Chair — Frank Sobrero When he was leaving church one Sunday, Anne Moore, a member of the Habitat Board of Directors, approached Frank Sobrero and said, “You need to do something. You need to get involved with Nevada County Habitat.” Get involved he did! That was in 2001 and for the past 20 years, Frank has been involved in building with Habitat, working on 39 of the 42 homes built by Habitat in Nevada County. He loves seeing kids grow up in stable housing. Prior to retiring in Nevada County with his wife Barbara, a Grass Valley native, Frank worked for AT&T, moving from the Bay Area to Atlanta over a long career. “That was fun,” says Frank. “But this is more fun.” “So many important jobs get done at Habitat by dedicated volunteers”, says Frank. “I really like getting great teams together to work to help others.”

Money Matters A home warranty is an annual service contract that protects systems and appliances in the home when they break down or malfunction due to normal wear and tear. Is a home warranty right for you? The Homeowner Support Committee has prepared a fact sheet to help in understanding home warranties. For future reference, you can also find this fact sheet on our Home Insurance Resources page.

Did You Know? Spring is the perfect time to spruce up the look of your home with new paint, updated landscaping or general repairs. The Homeowner Resources web page has resources to help homeowners keep their home up to date and well maintained. Spring has sprung – spruce up! Keeping an inoperative vehicle on your private property or public property for more than ten days is an infraction of city ordinance. Read the Grass Valley Municipal Code Here. One month (4 plus an introductory session) of piano lessons has been donated to Habitat by a Simply Music instructor. Interested? Contact Brooke Batinic by email or call 274-1951. The first homeowner to claim the offer gets it! For non-emergency services, Connecting Point 211 provides callers with information on both public and non-profit community resources. Connecting Point can help you find resources for transportation, children’s services, senior services and more. Just dial 211 from any phone or visit their website – where a wealth of information about our local and surrounding area is available. Barbara Dean, Habitat volunteer and former teacher, is available to tutor Habitat Homeowner children. If you are interested in tutoring please contact Ann Davis by email or 530-559-1042.

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