Habitat for Humanity begins construction on its first home of 2022, a four-bedroom in Ravenna

Andy Powe Sr. formally broke ground with a golden shovel on his family’s new home in Ravenna. Jeremy Brown/The Portager

Habitat for Humanity begins construction on its first home of 2022, a four-bedroom in Ravenna

- Jeremy Brown

Habitat for Humanity of Portage County broke ground on a new home in Ravenna for a family from Barberton on Sept. 7, only the first new housing project of the year as supply and labor shortages have slowed the pace of construction.

The acre and a half lot was furnished by the Portage County Land Bank and has a small pond at the back. The 1,500-square-foot, four-bedroom, two-bathroom home will take about a year to build, said Habitat Construction Manager Joshua Lehman.

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