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State of the City: Knutson highlights housing, homelessness, shelter gains, climate funding and childcare
Summary
In her State of the City address, Mayor Karen Knutson reviewed 2024 accomplishments — shelter expansion, housing investments, climate and renewable grants, childcare slots — and several statistics on homelessness and public‑safety and outreach programs.
Mayor Karen Knutson used the State of the City address to summarize the city’s 2024 accomplishments and to underscore continuing challenges on homelessness, shelter and housing.
Knudtson (sic) said Eugene supported nearly 700 shelter spaces in 2024 and highlighted partnerships that led to new affordable rental units for veterans, rehabilitated affordable apartments and Homes for Good breaking ground on two buildings after a $3,600,000 city contribution. The mayor also credited an Eugene Shelter Consortium formed by five shelter providers and the city’s homeless services team for coordinating shelter services.
Speaker Dan Bryant, executive director of Square 1 Villages, said December’s "homeless by name" count was the highest December on record in the five years the community has tracked that metric but noted that the year‑over‑year increase in 2024 was about 1%, compared with an 18% increase…
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