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Eugene IGR committee hears state funding uncertainty for housing, behavioral health and local projects
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City staff told the Eugene intergovernmental relations committee that state policy changes are likely to pass but the size and flow of funding for housing, Clear Lake Road and behavioral-health projects remain uncertain; committee agreed to fold its July meeting into a full-council work session.
Councilor Randy Groves, Ward 8 and chair of the Eugene intergovernmental relations (IGR) committee, on Wednesday asked for a legislative update; city staff member Ethan told the committee the policy framework for a statewide housing response is likely to pass but the funding level is uncertain.
Ethan said the governor’s recommended budget included $217,000,000 for the housing initiative but that the May revenue forecast has reduced expectations. “If it’s below $200 million, I wouldn’t be surprised. If it’s below $150 million, I’d be surprised,” Ethan said during the committee’s legislative update, characterizing the final allocation as a high likelihood to change.
The committee heard that cities including Eugene have pressed the Legislature to treat $217 million as a floor and that local governments are prepared to contribute local matching funds. Ethan said local governments have discussed contributing roughly $150 million in combined local funds to support state allocations, and that the new policy framework could…
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