Open house focuses on housing affordability, availability
Learn about Washington County’s work on housing affordability and availability during an open house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 17 at Portland Community College Willow Creek Campus,
241 SW Edgeway Drive.
Topics include:
Efforts to facilitate construction of a more diverse housing supply including accessory dwelling units (ADUs), planned developments, cottage housing and other housing types.
Density bonuses and other incentives to encourage affordable housing development.
Assessment of current land uses near commercial centers and corridors.
Investments in new affordable housing and sustainability of existing housing.
Loan and grant programs for housing rehabilitation and wood stove replacement.
Efforts to roll out the Metro Regional Affordable Housing Bond.
How to access rental subsidy programs.
For more information,
email Long Range Planning or call 503-846-3519. A Spanish interpreter will be available. For an interpreter in languages other than Spanish or a sign language interpreter, please call 503-846-3424 (or 7-1-1 for Telecommunications Relay Service) at least 48 hours prior to this event.
Public asked to provide input on proposed pedestrian and biking improvement projects
A total of $11.4 million in
Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD) and state funding has been earmarked for construction of sidewalks, pedestrian paths and bicycle facilities. URMDAC members have developed a 250% Proposed Project List – a list of projects totaling about $28 million – or about two-and-a-half times the available funding. The public is asked to help trim the 250% Proposed Project List by about two-thirds by providing input on individual projects.
Comment here. Comments received to help create a final list of projects to recommend to the Washington County Board of Commissioners for adoption.
