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Public Meeting: Rental Housing Cost Burden in Eugene

When: Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  

Where: Virtual Meeting (see details below)

Why: Under Oregon State Law, communities with high percentages of households with “severe rent burden,” meaning househol...

Report Highlights Successful Affordable Housing Initiatives Supported by Local Construction Excise T

A recent two-year review of City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) highlights the outcomes achieved through Eugene’s Construction Excise Tax (CET) and the programs it funds. In 2019, City Council established Eugene’s CET as a dedicated revenue stream...

Released: First HIP six-month progress update

Housing Implementation Pipeline (HIP) six-month progress update

The first report on the City’s progress toward housing goals and priorities is available to the public online at http://www.eugene-or.gov/hip. This report provides an overview of prog...

City uses ARPA funds to support creation of more affordable housing

In December 2021, the Eugene City Council approved the use of $1.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support four local housing developments for low-income families and individuals. The funding, approved as part of the Supplemental Budget proce...

Council supports creation of affordable housing with low income property tax exemptions

In December 2021 and January 2022, the Eugene City Council approved six Low Income Rental Housing Property Tax Exemptions (LIRHPTEs) that will create or maintain more than 200 units (with more than 400 bedrooms) of housing affordable to people with low in...

Eugene City Council Approves Housing Implementation Pipeline

On Monday, January 24 the Eugene City Council unanimously approved the Housing Implementation Pipeline (HIP) a new cross-departmental, five-year internal work plan for the City organization, which will deliver thousands of critically nee...