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County hears overview of HB 5011: $880 million bond proposal for affordable housing and separate shelter operations request

3340490 · May 16, 2025
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County staff briefed commissioners on House Bill 5011 (HB 5011), a proposal to authorize $880 million in general‑obligation bonds for affordable housing programs, and noted a separate governor-proposed shelter operations policy package (POP 501) seeking roughly $217 million.

County staff and a county consultant briefed the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on HB 5011, a housing bond bill in Ways and Means, and on a separate shelter operations request in the governor's budget proposal.

Eric Kropf summarized HB 5011 as a general‑obligation bond package totaling $880 million for affordable housing programs: $700 million for affordable rental housing, $100 million for homeownership assistance, and $80 million for permanent…

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