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Housing agency lays out reductions while prioritizing shelters and emergency aid
Summary
Oregon Housing and Community Services presented proportional reduction options aimed at minimizing disruption to people currently served, proposing targeted cuts to uncommitted development funds and paused funding for projects not under contract while protecting emergency housing and tribal grants.
Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Executive Director Andrea Bell and Deputy Director Caleb Yant presented the agency’s 2.5%/5% reduction options and explained the priorities that guided their choices: minimize disruption to Oregonians, preserve operational capacity, and sustain rural and tribal priorities.
Bell said the agency left tribal grants, the emergency housing account, permanent…
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