Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Oregon lawmaker outlines shelter framework, production tools and modular investments to address housing shortfall
Summary
Representative Pam Marsh, chair of the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness, told a Washington County forum that the state has deployed shelter funds, created a shelter framework (House Bill 3644) and invested in construction innovation but that a roughly 95,000-unit statewide deficit requires continued local action and production.
Representative Pam Marsh, chair of the Oregon House Committee on Housing and Homelessness, offered a sweeping review of state housing policy at a Washington County forum, saying the state has built shelter capacity quickly but now must focus on production and local readiness as funding tightens.
"The driving reason you have so many people on the street is because we don't have enough affordable housing," Marsh said, summing the state economist's analysis that rising median rent…
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
