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Central and Southern Oregon witnesses cite infrastructure and CTE funding gaps as barriers to building homes
Summary
Speakers from Central and Southern Oregon told the Senate Housing and Development Committee that water and sewer constraints, inconsistent CTE funding, and immigration-related labor fear worsen the construction workforce shortage in rural and frontier counties.
Stakeholders representing Central and Southern Oregon told the Senate Housing and Development Committee June 4 that workforce shortages intersect with infrastructure constraints and uneven education funding, which together impede housing development outside the Portland region.
"In order for Oregon to successfully build 36,000 new homes every year for 10 years, we need sustained statewide investments in and legislative solutions for our residential construction workforce," said Jen Kovitz, community engagement and government affairs manager for Hayden Homes and a member of the housing production workforce steering committee. Kovitz told the…
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