“Big moment.”
Rosemary Tobin uttered those words prior to announcing the winners of the Housing Board’s lottery involving the five affordable homes located in its Cherry Hill Lane development off Cooneymus Road. A few moments later, fellow board member Michael Kiley shook the bucket containing the applicant’s names, and then Marianne Brown, who, along with Steve Smith, donated the land for the development, methodically opened the envelopes and announced the winners.
“I wish everyone luck,” said Brown, before dipping her hand into the bucket to retrieve the names of the winners.
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