Renovations are underway at the historic Kingston Rectory on Main Street in Mathews, and a second round of fundraising has begun to fund the structure’s conversion into two apartments for workforce housing.
In support of this Kingston Housing Initiative project, six individuals—Martha McCartney, Hunt Thompson, Josie Thorpe, Elsa Verbyla, Lynne White and Alexander Wilson—are offering to match $50,000 in new contributions from community donors.
The Kingston Rectory project addresses an acute shortage of available housing in Mathews for teachers, first responders, nurses, government employees and others, said a press release. Sheriff April Edwards has said that “lack of housing prevents many qualified applicants and young families from moving here,” while Lesley Hunley, assistant superintendent of Mathews schools, said that “the lack of available housing in Mathews has resulted in us losing valuable candidates.”
KHI committee member Stan Grice said that $181,000 has been raised of the $36...