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Metro officials urge voters to extend and restructure homelessness funding; Hillsborough council presses for local impacts
Summary
Metro Councilor Juan Carlos Gonzalez and Metro staff told Hillsborough leaders the region faces a funding cliff for supportive housing services (SHS) and outlined a proposal to extend and stabilize the tax while adding capital flexibility and oversight. Hillsborough officials and service providers pressed Metro on potential cuts and local effects.
Metro Councilor Juan Carlos Gonzalez and Metro staff gave a detailed briefing to the Hillsborough City Council on regional housing finance and a possible ballot measure to adjust the supportive housing services (SHS) program. The presentation emphasized that the SHS tax, which took effect in 2021, has exceeded initial revenue forecasts but that income‑tax volatility creates uncertainty for the program’s long‑term funding.
Why it matters: Metro said the affordable housing bond ($652,800,000) and SHS together were designed to produce supportive housing and services across the Portland region. Metro officials said they are considering asking voters to extend SHS beyond its current 2030 sunset and to create a “bucket” approach that guarantees a base allocation for services while allowing additional funds for capital and city investments when revenue is high.…
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