Commissioners warn of deep cuts to housing programs if state reduces one-time funds

Sep 18, 2026

Commissioner Singleton and others flagged steep reductions in state housing funding in preliminary agency budgets and urged county staff and regional partners to ensure Multnomah County programs are explicitly included in regional asks.

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Commissioner Daisy Singleton told the board she was alarmed by preliminary signals in state agency budgets that rely on one-time money: OHCS may cut shelter funding and housing placement dollars in ways that would hit the region hard.

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