A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated sixteen housing units on Lambert Wilson Way in Whittier. The units sit on a 5.34 acre tract of land that is the site of the former Whittier School and are a project of the Cherokee Indian Housing Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. During the event Principal Chief Richard Sneed thanked the Housing staff for their diligence with the project, and noted that the new builds will help folks in need of affirdabke housing. EBCI Secretary of Housing Edwin Taylor said that all 16 units have been rented. The Housing Development is currently in the development of Phase 2 of the Whittier project, which will have another 16 units as well. Taylor said they hope to break ground on that part of the project in early spring 2024.
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