Six years after breaking ground on the Three Ponds Elderly Housing Community project, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has officially opened it up.

The community includes 72 housing units complete with washer/dryer, handicap access and kitchen appliances.

It also includes a community center with games, a seating area and a kitchen.

Press Secretary Jason Salsman explained some of the factors that contributed to a delayed completion, including the pandemic.

We found out that this place was actually a wetland that had to be restored from what it was actually planned to be," he said.

Then you also have to readjust for the budgets and everything like that on the economic side of it.

Due to all of the adjustments, Salsman said the approvals had to go through different boards, which also contrib

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