Following House Bill 3414’s failure during the 2023 session, the prospect of the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC)’s community development policy priority — creating a fast-track process for limited urban growth boundary (UGB) expansions [...]
During the 2019 Legislative Session, the Legislature passed SB 5512, the budget bill for Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) for the 2019-21 biennium. This budget made significant new investments in OHCS housing accessibility [...]
With housing affordability rising as a top issue of concern across the nation, impacting counties large, medium, and small, National Association of Counties (NACo) released its Affordable Housing Toolkit for Counties to help counties navigate this [...]
With a key deadline passing this Legislative session we have a better view of what housing issues are gaining traction. Speaker Kotek's priorities around rent control and the expansion of affordable housing continue, though the [...]