Starting Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 27, low-income families can join the waitlist for the newest batch of affordable apartments opening in Salem.Voyagers Village is a four-story apartment complex at 2210 Commercial St. N.E. It aims to ease Salem’s shortage of apartments and also serves as a community center for local Micronesians. Micronesian Islander Community, a Salem-based nonprofit, helmed the project. At the groundbreaking last year, Executive Director Jackie Leung said it would be the only such community center in the continental United States.There are 41 apartments: 13 three-bedroom apartments, 25 two-bedroom apartments and three one-bedroom apartments.There are 14 total apartments that will have Project Based Vouchers through the Salem Housing Authority, where tenants will pay at most around 30% of their monthly income for rent.The housing authority will accept applications for those apartments starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday until Nov. 10 at 11:59 p.m. To apply, see the Salem Housing Authority’s website. Applications will be available through the “apply now” button at the top right of the screen. An event from 1-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Broadway Commons will help people apply in-person, according to Micronesian Islander Community’s Facebook. Broadway Commons is located at 1300 Broadway St. N.E. Applications will be first-come, first served, said Sarah Murray, housing authority spokeswoman. The Project Based Vouchers include two one-bedroom apartments, eight two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom apartments. Those apartments are reserved for people who make less than half of the median income in Salem. That’s $35,650 per year for a single person, $40,750 for a two-person household or $45,850 annually for three.The project cost around $26 million in loans, grants and federal tax credits.Contact reporter Abbey McDonald: [email protected] or 503-575-1251. Clarification: This story has been updated to further clarify that area shelters use the same housing list, and the same assessment, with varying consistency. Make Salem Reporter your trusted source for accurate, independent local news – every day. Stay informed and connected to your community. Subscribe today. The post Waitlist for affordable apartments at Voyagers Village opens appeared first on Salem Reporter. ...read more read less