BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Tiny home villages in Fairhaven and the Puget Neighborhood will likely be moving to a property on Northwest Avenue over the next year.

The Bellingham City Council has approved the purchase of the property at 3300 Northwest for the facilities.

“This purchase will enable a future affordable housing site while also serving an important immediate need,” Mayor Kim Lund said.

Regulations require the Swift Haven Village to be out of the Frank Geri Sports Fields parking lot by December of this year, and the permit for the Unity Village in Fairhaven runs out next March.

The HomesNOW! organization will apply to run the new village called North Haven once the city’s purchase is complete. The city will hold public hearings on the plan for the village during its permitting process.

Mayor Lund also said the city could plan to use the Northwest property for an affordable housing project in the future.