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Horse Creek Village

In an effort to help address the supportive and affordable housing shortage in Polk County, Outreach is developing a portion of our property to build rental houses. These houses are available to Polk County residents who need quality, safe housing at an affordable rate. Additionally, Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are  accepted.

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Phase 1

Phase 1 of our development was completed in March 2023 and includes four homes - 

  • (3) 2 bedroom/ 2 bathroom houses, 960 square feet

  • (1) 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom house, 1176 square feet

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The three 2BR/2BA houses were started at Polk County High School (PCHS). PCHS Construction students, led by instructors Keith Rimer and now Eric Morlino, completed the exterior shells which include framing, installing and painting exterior siding, windows, doors and the roof. Once the houses were moved to Hope Valley Lane, RimerCorp finished out the interiors of the houses and completed the remainder of the work. Generous donations from Suzanne Plumly's Estate, Ann Jacob Tom's Estate, the Bradley Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation and donations from Outreach donors made the construction of the Phase 1 houses possible. ​

Phase 2

Phase 2 of our property development project was creating important infrastructure so we could build additional homes. Dogwood Health Trust awarded a generous grant to Outreach in 2021 to cover the costs of clearing property, building a bridge across the creek that runs through the neighborhood, installing sewer and water, cutting in and paving roads. The majority of the infrastructure work was completed in 2022 & 2023.​

Phase 3

Phase 3 construction is underway and will result in 17 houses which will be a mix of 1 bedroom duplexes, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom and 4 bedroom homes. 

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6 homes have been completed in phase 3-

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  • a duplex (2) 1 bedroom / 1 bathroom units

  • (2) 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom houses

  • (1) 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom house

  • (1) 4 bedroom / 2 bathroom house

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Two additional houses are scheduled to begin in April 2026. Thanks to Darren Meyer with MKSK, a planning, urban design and landscape architecture firm in Greenville SC, our neighborhood design is coming together. Our plans include a walking trail around the property, green space and gardens and easy walking access to shopping and restaurants in Columbus. If you would like a tour of our neighborhood or are interested in learning more about our property development work, please contact Margot Carter (margot.carter@tboutreach.org or ​828-894-2988).

We are grateful to the many partners across our community who made this project possible

  • PCHS Construction Program

    RimerCorp

    Foothills Crawlspace

    B&L Distributing

    Laddy Edwards Electrical

    Foothills Plumbing

    Bill Staley Plumbing

    Supreme Heating & Air

    Advanced Foam & Insulation

    Bradley Roofing

    Mitch Contracting Co.

    NC Cooperative Extension

    Redmon Trucking & Equipment

    Odom Engineering

    Stotts Grading

    Duke Energy

  • Town of Columbus

    Polk County DSS, Building & Planning Departments

    Western Carolina Community Action

    Housing Assistance Corporation

    Habitat for Humanity

    Foothills Regional Commission

    Tryon Rotary Club

    Steps to Hope

    George Alley

  • Polk County Community Foundation - Bradley Fund

    Dogwood Health Trust

    Estate of Suzanne Plumly

    Estate of Ann Jacob Toms

    FK, Darlene & Keen McFarland Trust

    Outreach Helping Hands Society

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