Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
City staff seeks state law tweak to enable 10‑year tax exemptions for moderate‑income housing
Summary
City of Eugene planning and development staff told the IGR committee that a modest change to existing state tax‑exemption statutes could allow cities to offer a 10‑year exemption to spur new moderate‑income housing, expanding tools beyond current transit‑oriented and existing‑use provisions.
City of Eugene planning and community development staff described a proposed legislative concept on Oct. 1 that would clarify state tax‑exemption statutes to enable local moderate‑income tax exemptions and thereby encourage new development targeted at workforce households.
Will Doughty, Eugene’s community development director, told the Intergovernmental Relations Committee that state law currently allows some tax exemptions tied to transit‑oriented development and to income‑qualified projects when the city enters an agreement with the state, but he said existing language tends to favor exemptions for existing uses and state‑level agreements. “We think there’s an…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
