PALMDALE – The popular television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will air the episode which was filmed at the Palmdale Veteran Enriched Neighborhood site this Sunday, March 15, at 8 p.m. on HGTV.
The production features the building of a duplex in the planned 56-home Veteran Enriched Neighborhood, located on Division Street and Avenue R, as part of a partnership with Homes 4 Families, the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), and the City of Palmdale.
In August of 2019, hundreds of local volunteers and construction personnel worked around the clock to build the new homes. At the end, keys were presented to the Merlos and Oliveras families, both with veteran members and from the Antelope Valley.
“It was amazing to see the community come together to show how much we care about our veterans, not just with our words but with our hands and actions,” said Palmdale Mayor Steve Hofbauer. “Seeing people of all ages and walks of life come together for something like this was heartwarming.”
The duplex was the first structure completed for the project. The homes are intended to be built for low-income, first-time homebuying veterans who will put 500 hours of “sweat equity” into a brand-new house. Once completed, the neighborhood will also offer family enrichment services to low-income veterans and their families.
“This project highlights Palmdale’s commitment in regards to housing for veterans,” said Palmdale City Manager J.J. Murphy. “This combined with what we’re doing at Courson Arts Colony and our workforce housing units projects are making a significant difference in the lives of veterans — people who have served our nation and have earned an opportunity to live in affordable, high-quality housing.”
Donations are currently being accepted to help with the costs of future builds at the site. To donate, visit www.homes4families.org/donate/
[Information via news release from the city of Palmdale.]
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Mark says
I know, how about a show titled: “Extreme City Makeover” featuring the eye sore of southern Mexifornia,, the good old Antelope Valley??
Crossroads says
@Mark move to were you Don’t. Have to deal with people since you are a racists prickc
Irvingstark says
@Mark, You don’t have to invent names like “Mexifornia” the State’s name is already Spanish, as is Los Angeles, and really, most other names in the state. Believe it or not, this land was pre-owned before the colonizers got a hold of it.
Laughing says
I recently learned that California is a made up name, written as part of a book by a Spanish colonizer that he based on folk tales from tribes on the east coast of Mexico.
What is not well known by most California residents, Japanese immigrants were here and came by sea vessel before the land bridge was available, and Russia had trade routes with the Americas and had outposts all along the California coast.
Oh yes and the peoples that lived here before European Colonists had cities. Not small towns but large cities.
San Jose says
You mean like Bakersfield?
Laughing says
Probably about the same smell LOL
San Jose says
@Laughing
Ah, the smell of dead dinosaurs in the morning.
“All told, Kern County produces 66% of the oil in California, about 10% of the U.S. oil supply, and approximately 1% of the world’s total oil production. That works out to about 560,000 barrels of oil per day, which at $12 to $15 per barrel is something like $2.4 billion to $3.0 billion worth of oil every year.”
The question is “Where does all the oil money go in Kern County?..Rosamond?”
Laughing says
Yup grew around the region and my parents worked off and on in the oil fields. I was referring more to the smell of rotting vegetation from all the crops at end of harvests.
I do miss when a gallon of regular cost me 75 cents back in the 90s. Good old local ARCO field to refinery.
Tom says
The show is on at 5PM if you have direct tv. The 8PM show is another story.