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Permits, CDBG-DR allocations and a planned $2M business fund: county outlines recovery spending and commercial gaps
Summary
Lane County staff reviewed recovery permit counts, federal and state funding streams for McKenzie Valley recovery, and plans for a $2 million business recovery fund administered by Community LendingWorks; commissioners urged more focus on reopening local businesses such as the Meijer's general store.
Lane County staff updated commissioners and the McKenzie Valley community on recovery permits, federal CDBG-DR allocations and a set of local projects chosen for planning, infrastructure and economic revitalization funding.
Matt McCray, Lane County staff, said the county is administering CDBG-DR dollars and summarized project pipelines: a $17.4 million allocation for affordable housing development; and roughly $7.9 million for planning, infrastructure and economic revitalization (PIR) in the Holiday Farm Fire recovery area. He said PIR-selected projects in the McKenzie Valley include a planned $2 million business recovery fund to be run by Community LendingWorks, Mackenzie School HVAC upgrades, a permanent home for the McKenzie Food Pantry, multiple large water tanks for fire suppression, Blue River Park repairs (about $897,000) and Mackenzie…
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