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Springfield reviews draft 2025 Eugene–Springfield consolidated plan outlining HUD-funded housing priorities
Summary
City staff presented a draft five‑year consolidated plan that guides how Springfield and Eugene will use federal HUD funds for affordable housing, homelessness services and community development; council asked questions and staff will return for formal adoption and submission to HUD.
Erin Fifield, community development analyst for the city of Springfield, presented the draft 2025 Eugene–Springfield five‑year consolidated plan at a Springfield City Council work session, describing it as “a requirement, in order for the cities of Springfield and Eugene to receive federal funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD.”
The consolidated plan, completed jointly with Eugene and with consultation from Lane County on homelessness and social services, is the strategic document the cities must use to guide allocations of HUD formula funds, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds, for the next five years. Fifield told the council the jurisdictions are “estimated to receive approximately 14,000,000 over the next 5 years.” She said Springfield’s annual CDBG allocation is about $535,000 and its annual HOME allocation is roughly $250,000–$300,000.
The plan lays out six priority needs—renters, people experiencing homelessness, non‑homeless special…
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